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Kanji Detail for 伽 - "to entertain, nursing"

伽

  • Meaning

    伽 means "to entertain, nursing." Also associated with sanskrit transliteration.

    1. To entertain - To keep someone company and relieve boredom.

    2. Nursing - Caring for the sick.

    3. Sanskrit transliteration - Used in Buddhist terminology.

  • Four-character idioms with 伽

    • 七堂伽藍 しちどうがらん Listen complete seven-structured temple compound
    • 堂塔伽藍 どうとうがらん Listen religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)

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    • Verified meaning: to entertain, nursing
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read か, かすみ)
    • Also carries these associations: sanskrit transliteration

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 伽

    Surnames 伽(か)Listen 伽(かすみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    nursing; attending; entertainer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); nursing; attending; entertainer (Japanese); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in the transliteration of Greek letters

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    temple; used to transliterations

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    In Sanskrit, Buddhists are called 僧伽. | 伽楠: A type of incense. Also written as 琪楠.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ga(ガ) ガ

    gya(ギャ) ギャ

    ka(カ) カ

    kya(キャ) キャ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    togi(とぎ) とぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to entertain nursing sanskrit transliteration caregiver companion helper attendant caretaker comforter company entertainer nurse gentle

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