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Kanji Detail for 拶 - "greeting"

拶

  • Meaning

    拶 means "greeting." Also associated with press, approach.

    1. Approach - To come near; to draw close.

    2. Press - To push against; to urge.

    3. Greeting - A salutation (in compound 挨拶).

  • Words using 拶

    • 挨拶 あいさつ Listen greeting; greetings; salutation

  • Tattoo check: 拶

    • Verified meaning: greeting
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: press, approach

    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

    be imminent; draw close

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    press, squeeze hard; force

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary) to force; to coerce

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to squeeze, to press hard, to force

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

    To press. Squeezing together. The vulgar form is 拃. Now separately written as 搾. | 拶指: An ancient torture. Using five small wooden sticks connected by rope, inserting the criminal's fingers and tightening, causing pain to extract confession.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    satsu(サツ) サツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sema.ru(せま-る) せま-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    approach press greeting rub salutation bow courtesy close near politeness encounter push thrust

Sentences including 拶

  • I greet my teacher on the street.

  • They paid their compliment to me.

  • He raised his hat when he saw me.

  • I haven't met him properly yet.

  • He went out without saying good-by.

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