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Kanji Detail for 寂 - "lonely, tranquility, serene"

寂

  • Meaning

    寂 means "lonely, tranquility, serene."

    1. Lonely - Deserted; quiet; still and silent.

    2. In Buddhism, refers to a person's death.

    3. Tranquility - The profound depth and taste found in quietude.

  • Words using 寂

    • 静寂 せいじゃく Listen silence; stillness; quietness
    • 寂しい さびしい Listen lonely; lonesome; solitary
    • 寂然 せきぜん Listen lonely; desolate; forlornness

  • Four-character idioms with 寂

    • 和敬清寂 わけいせいじゃく Listen harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
    • 寂光浄土 じゃっこうじょうど Listen paradise
    • 寂滅為楽 じゃくめついらく Listen freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
    • 涅槃寂静 ねはんじゃくじょう Listen enlightenment leads to serenity

  • Tattoo check: 寂

    • Verified meaning: lonely, tranquility, serene
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read じゃく, じゃくじん, よしか)

    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 寂

    Given names 寂(じゃく)Listen 寂(じゃくじん)Listen 寂(よしか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    loneliness; quietly; mellow; mature; death of a priest

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    still, silent, quiet; desolate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. [ji2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    still, silent, quiet, desolate

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

    Without human sound. Such as 寂寞. Also, peaceful. Such as 寂然不動.

  • Onyomi

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    jaku(ジャク) ジャク

    seki(セキ) セキ

  • Kunyomi

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    sabi(さび) さび

    sabi.reru(さび-れる) さび-れる

    sabi.shii(さび-しい) さび-しい

    sami.shii(さみ-しい) さみ-しい

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    lonely tranquility death serene quiet solitude desolate forlorn isolated lonesome melancholy silent still tranquil calm deserted peaceful somber

Sentences including 寂

  • I will miss you all.

  • You must be sad since you lost one of your friends.

  • I miss her so much.

  • I'll miss you very much if you go.

  • I missed you very much yesterday.

  • I'll miss you when you are gone.

  • The child missed his mother very much.

  • She looks lonesome.

  • Another lonely day.

  • When you go , i'll miss you very much.

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