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Kanji Detail for 於 - "at"
於
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Meaning
於 means "at." Also associated with alas, oh.
At - Indicating time or place.
Alas - An exclamation of feeling.
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Tattoo check: 於
- Verified meaning: at
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read うえ, お, おごと)
- Also carries these associations: alas, oh
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.
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Name readings of 於
Given names 於(おごと)
Surnames 於(うえ)
於(お)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
at; in; on; as for
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
in, at, on; interjection alas!
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
at, in, on; to, from; alas!
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Same as 烏. An exclamation. | A grammatical particle. Interchangeable with 于. | To dwell. 相於 means to dwell together in dependence. | [Character note] In place names like 於潛, medicine names like 於朮, and as a surname, it is colloquially pronounced as 羽.
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Sentences including 於
私の友人に大学を卒業して立派な官吏となっておる者がある。ある時この人が私に曰うに、僕は学校に於て教ったことは何も役に立たなかった、しかし少しばかり学んだ哲学が僕に非常な利益を与えたと。
I have one of my friends who graduated from university and became a fine public servant. Once he told me that what he had learned from school had been useless. However, what little philosophy he had learned proved to be of great benefit.