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Kanji Detail for 凪 - "calm, lull"

凪

  • Meaning

    凪 means "calm, lull."

    1. Calm - When wind stops and sea becomes still.

    2. Lull - A period of quiet; a pause in wind.

  • Origin of 凪

    A character Japan built for itself (kokuji): 風, the wind, with 止, "stop", set inside its frame — wind stopped. The morning and evening calms on the Inland Sea, when the land breeze and the sea breeze trade places, needed a character, so Japan made one.

    How to remember it: Wind 風 with a stop sign 止 inside it — the sea gone flat and silent: calm.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: calm, lull
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read なぎ, なぎさ)

    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 凪

    Given names 凪(なぎ)Listen 凪(なぎさ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lull; calm; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    calm, lull

  • Onyomi

    tip
    none

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    na.gu(な-ぐ) な-ぐ

    nagi(なぎ) なぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    几 (tsukue・kinyo・kazekammuri・kazegamae)

  • Related Keywords

    calm lull composure gentle peace placid quiet serene still tranquil windless

Sentences including 凪

  • After a storm comes a calm.

  • The wind has fallen.

More kanji with the radical 几 (tsukue・kinyo・kazekammuri・kazegamae)

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