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Kanji Detail for 沖 - "open sea, offing, rise high into sky"

沖

  • Meaning

    沖 means "open sea, offing, rise high into sky."

    1. Offshore - The area of sea or lake away from the shore.

    2. To surge - For water to well up.

    3. Empty - To make empty.

    4. Calm - Unbiased; certain.

    5. Young - Immature.

    6. Deep - Profound; far-reaching.

  • Words using 沖

    • 沖合 おきあい Listen off the coast; offshore; out at sea

  • Tattoo check: 沖

    • Verified meaning: open sea, offing, rise high into sky
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おき, のぼる, ふかい, ふかし)

    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 沖

    Given names 沖(のぼる)Listen 沖(ふかい)Listen

    Surnames 沖(おき)Listen 沖(ふかし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    open sea; offing; rise high into sky

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pour, infuse, steep; wash away

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar

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

    Empty. Meaning holding an empty and tranquil heart without contention. As in humble (謙沖), retiring (沖退), and the like. | Harmonious. 沖和 (Ch'ung-ho) is also used as a compound, referring to a person's temperament. | Rising high. As in "soaring straight up to the sky" (一飛沖天), meaning rising without obstruction. | A young emperor is called 沖人. See Book of Documents. | Commonly also borrowed for the character 衝. Anything mutually conflicting and appearing together is called 沖. As in "Zi and Wu conflict" (子午相沖), "Mao and You conflict" (卯酉相沖), etc. | Pouring water into something is called 沖. As in pouring hot liquor or boiling water to dissolve something is called 沖.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chuu(チュウ) チュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    chuu.suru(ちゅう-する) ちゅう-する

    oki(おき) おき

    okitsu(おきつ) おきつ

    wa.ku(わく) わく

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to surge empty calm deep offshore young open sea current swell maritime

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