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Kanji Detail for 皐 - "swamp, shore, fifth month"

皐

  • Meaning

    皐 means "swamp, shore, fifth month."

    1. Fifth month - The fifth lunar month (Satsuki).

    2. Marsh - Waterside land; shores.

    3. High - An elevated place.

    4. To call out - To shout; to cry aloud.

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    • Verified meaning: swamp, shore, fifth month
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, おか, こう, さつき)

    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 皐

    Given names 皐(あきら)Listen 皐(こう)Listen 皐(さつき)Listen 皐(すすむ)Listen 皐(たかし)Listen 皐(のぼる)Listen

    Surnames 皐(おか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    swamp; shore; fifth month

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    the high land along a river

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    high riverbank; variant of 皋[gao1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    satsuki(さつき) さつき

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    白 (shiro・shirohen)

  • Related Keywords

    marsh high satsuki shoreline to call out fifth month riverside bank estuary elevated waterside wetland

Sentences including 皐

  • This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

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