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Kanji Detail for 瑞 - "auspicious sign, fresh"

  • Meaning

    瑞 means "auspicious sign, fresh." Also associated with felicitous.

    1. Auspicious sign - A good omen; a fortunate indication.

    2. Felicitous - Bringing good fortune; propitious.

    3. Fresh - Youthful and vibrant; full of life.

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    • Verified meaning: auspicious sign, fresh
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しるし, ずい, たまみ, みお)
    • Also carries these associations: felicitous

    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

    Given names (たまみ)Listen (みお)Listen (みず)Listen (みずえ)Listen (みずき)Listen (みずほ)Listen (みづほ)Listen

    Surnames (しるし)Listen (ずい)Listen (ゆたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    congratulations

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    felicitous omen; auspicious

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    auspicious; a good omen

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

    A general name for gui and bi tablets. Anciently jade was used as tokens of trust, hence called 瑞. Zhou had the Dianrui official. Seen in (Rites of Zhou). | 祥瑞 (auspicious omens). Anciently it was said Heaven, wishing to bestow blessings, first showed signs. Such as propitious stars, auspicious clouds, sweet dew, and sweet springs. Actually, these were just used to confuse people's minds.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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