Kanji Detail for 犀 - "rhinoceros, strong, firm"

犀

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
犀 means "rhinoceros, strong, firm."
1. Rhinoceros - An animal; mammals of the rhinoceros family.
2. Firm - Hard; sharp.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rhinoceros

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

rhinoceros; sharp, well-tempered

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

rhinoceros; sharp

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

rhinoceros; sharp, tempered

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

A beast name. Slightly smaller than an elephant. Horn grows on the nose. Those from India have only one horn. Those from Africa have two horns, arranged front and back. The horn is hard and dense, can be made into objects. In China it is also used medicinally. Its skin is extremely thick and wrinkled. Ancients often used it to make armor. | 犀利 (sharp). Like saying "hard and sharp." Referring to weapons.
Onyomi

sai(サイ)

sei(セイ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

牛牜 (ushi・ushihen)
Related Keywords
rhinoceros rhino animal mammal horn thick-skinned strong powerful tough firm hard sharp keen piercing massive formidable sturdy robust durable resilient