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Kanji Detail for 披 - "open, reveal"

披

  • Meaning

    披 means "open, reveal." Also associated with wear.

    1. Open - To spread out; to unfold.

    2. Reveal - To make known; to disclose.

    3. Wear - To put on; to drape over oneself.

    4. Separate - To divide; to split apart.

  • Words using 披

    • 披露 ひろう Listen announcement; presentation; demonstration
    • 披露宴 ひろうえん Listen reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration

  • Four-character idioms with 披

    • 襲名披露 しゅうめいひろう Listen announcing the succession to another's stage name

  • Tattoo check: 披

    • Verified meaning: open, reveal
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: wear

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    expose; open

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wear; split; crack

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to wear; to split, to crack

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

    To split open. Such as 披雲見日. | To scatter. Such as 離披, 披扉. | Wearing clothes loosely is 披. Such as 披衣起坐.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    open reveal wear confess admit separate spread extend display disclose divulge exhibit expose manifest broadcast drape publish show

Sentences including 披

  • Tom performed a magic trick.

  • He boasted about his skills.

  • He made a speech at the wedding feast.

  • There was a big reception after the wedding.

  • She made a wonderful speech at her friend's wedding reception.

  • He's been mulling over this idea he unveiled ever since he joined.

  • You ought to have come to my wedding reception earlier.

  • Although Mary is good at singing, she rarely gets a chance to show it off.

  • Ta-dah! Well then, Haruta, it's OK to look now! It's everybody's yukata debut.

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