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Kanji Detail for 悠 - "distant, leisurely, eternal"

悠

  • Meaning

    悠 means "distant, leisurely, eternal."

    1. Distant - Far away; remote in time or space.

    2. Leisurely - Relaxed and unhurried.

    3. Eternal - Lasting forever; timeless.

    4. Serene - Calm and peaceful; tranquil.

  • Words using 悠

    • 悠々 ゆうゆう Listen quiet; calm; leisurely

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    • Verified meaning: distant, leisurely, eternal
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しのぶ, ちかし, とおい, のどか)

    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 悠

    Given names 悠(しのぶ)Listen 悠(とおい)Listen 悠(のどか)Listen 悠(はる)Listen 悠(はるか)Listen 悠(ひさし)Listen 悠(ゆう)Listen

    Surnames 悠(ちかし)Listen 悠(ひろし)Listen 悠(ゆうじ)Listen 悠(ゆたか)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    permanence; distant; long time; leisure

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    long, far, remote, distant; leisurely

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive; worried

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    distant, remote; long, far; carefree

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

    Anxious thought. | Distant. 悠悠: Far off without limit. Also, leisurely. Both from (Book of Odes).

  • Onyomi

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    yuu(ユウ) ユウ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    distant leisurely eternal far long-lasting remote serene calm composed easy-going enduring expansive forever laid-back patient peaceful relaxed slow-paced spacious tranquil unhurried

Sentences including 悠

  • This certainly isn't a job where you can take it easy.

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