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Kanji Detail for 携 - "to carry, to accompany"

携

  • Meaning

    携 means "to carry, to accompany." Also associated with to leave.

    1. To carry - To hold in hand; also, to wear on the body.

    2. To accompany - To bring along; to lead.

    3. To leave - To depart; to go against.

    4. To be involved - To participate; to be related.

  • Words using 携

    • 連携 れんけい Listen cooperation; coordination; collaboration
    • 提携 ていけい Listen cooperation; tie-up; joint business
    • 携帯 けいたい Listen carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
    • 携わる たずさわる Listen to engage in; to participate in; to take part in
    • 携える たずさえる Listen to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person
    • 携帯電話 けいたいでんわ Listen mobile phone; cell phone
    • 携帯ストラップ けいたいストラップ Listen straps for mobile phone

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    • Verified meaning: to carry, to accompany
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すがる)
    • Also carries these associations: to leave

    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 携

    Surnames 携(すがる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    portable; carry (in hand); armed with; bring along

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lead by hand, take with; carry

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 攜|携[xie2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to carry, to lead, to take by the hand

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tazusa.eru(たずさ-える) たずさ-える

    tazusa.waru(たずさ-わる) たずさ-わる

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to carry to accompany to leave involve reject bring take bear convey escort portable hold pack separate

Sentences including 携

  • It's a cellphone.

  • I got a new cellphone.

  • It's a cellphone.

  • I've forgotten my mobile.

  • Do you have your cell on you?

  • My phone rang.

  • My phone got broken.

  • Do you have a cellphone?

  • My mobile phone isn't working.

  • Ah, I forgot my mobile phone.

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