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Kanji Detail for 昆 - "insect, elder brother"

昆

  • Meaning

    昆 means "insect, elder brother." Also associated with many.

    1. Insect - A small arthropod creature.

    2. Elder brother - An older male sibling.

    3. Many - Numerous; a multitude.

  • Words using 昆

    • 昆虫 こんちゅう Listen insect; bug
    • 昆布 こんぶ Listen kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp

  • Tattoo check: 昆

    • Verified meaning: insect, elder brother
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こん)
    • Also carries these associations: many

    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 昆

    Given names 昆(こん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    descendants; elder brother; insect

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    elder brother; descendants

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 崑|昆[kun1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    elder brother; descendants

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

    Descendants. Such as 垂裕後昆. 後昆 means later descendants. | Elder brother. Such as 昆玉, 昆仲, both referring to brothers. | Many, numerous. Insects have the most species, hence called 昆蟲 (insects).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kon(コン) コン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    insect elder brother many group clan flock relatives descendants ancestry arthropod brothers bug creature entomology generations multitude numerous older sibling

Sentences including 昆

  • I am interested in the study of insects.

  • What do you call this insect in english?

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