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Kanji Detail for 瑕 - "flaw, how"

瑕

  • Meaning

    瑕 means "flaw, how."

    1. Flaw - A fault; a mistake; a defect.

    2. How - An interrogative particle.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    flaw; blemish

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    flaw in gem; fault, defect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    blemish; flaw in jade

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fault, default; a flaw in a gem

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

    A flaw in jade. Also used as a metaphor for human faults. As in 瑕疵 (flaws).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ara(あら) あら

    kizu(きず) きず

    nanzo(なん-ぞ) なん-ぞ

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    flaw how defect blemish

Sentences including 瑕

  • We recognize that this is a serious defect.

  • He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.

  • Tom is able to work out, kind hearted and decent looking, but this is all put to waste by his so called 'mother complex'.

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