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Kanji Detail for 爽 - "clear, refreshing"

爽

  • Meaning

    爽 means "clear, refreshing." Also associated with different.

    1. Clear - Bright; the brightness of dawn.

    2. Refreshing - Invigorating; crisp; pleasant.

    3. To differ - To err; to mistake; to deviate.

    4. To be damaged - To lose; to fall apart.

  • Words using 爽

    • 爽快 そうかい Listen refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating
    • 爽やか さわやか Listen fresh; refreshing; invigorating

  • Four-character idioms with 爽

    • 英姿颯爽 えいしさっそう Listen cutting a fine (dashing, gallant, noble) figure

  • Tattoo check: 爽

    • Verified meaning: clear, refreshing
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, さや, さやか)
    • Also carries these associations: different

    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 爽

    Given names 爽(あき)Listen 爽(あきら)Listen 爽(さや)Listen 爽(さやか)Listen 爽(さわ)Listen 爽(さわか)Listen 爽(さわみ)Listen 爽(そう)Listen 爽(たかし)Listen

    Surnames 爽(すがし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    refreshing; bracing; resonant; sweet; clear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    happy, cheerful; refreshing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    crisp, refreshing; candid, frank; pleased, happy

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

    Bright. The time when dawn is about to break is called 昧爽. | Open-minded and unrestrained. As in 開爽 (open and bright). | Clear and fresh. As in 神清氣爽 (spirit clear and mood refreshed). | Without hesitation. As in 爽快 (forthright), 爽利 (decisive). | To err. Breaking a promise is called 爽約. | 爽然. Disappointed appearance. As in 爽然若失 (feeling lost).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aki.raka(あきらか) あきらか

    sawa.yaka(さわ-やか) さわ-やか

    taga.u(たが-う) たが-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    大 (dai)爻 (ko・majiwaru・meme)

  • Related Keywords

    clear refreshing different damaged exhilarating bright brisk cool crisp invigorating pure divergent lively pristine

Sentences including 爽

  • I feel refreshed.

  • I feel fine.

  • It's balmy today.

  • The cat climbed lightly over the wall.

  • Tom is refreshing, honest and a good young man.

  • At this shop, we expect a well-groomed appearance.

  • I feel Coke.

  • So? Feeling refreshed, the morning after graduating from virginity?

  • The flowers in her new vase refreshed her.

  • Do I have to fix up to go to their house?

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