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Kanji Detail for 虹 - "rainbow"

虹

  • Meaning

    虹 means "rainbow." Also associated with to disturb.

    1. Rainbow - The arc of seven colors appearing in the sky after rain.

    2. To disturb - To cause disorder; to create conflict.

  • Tattoo check: 虹

    • Verified meaning: rainbow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いりす, ぐ, こう, こうじ)
    • Also carries these associations: to disturb

    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 虹

    Given names 虹(いりす)Listen 虹(こう)Listen 虹(なな)Listen 虹(ななえ)Listen 虹(にじ)Listen 虹(らむ)Listen 虹(れいん)Listen

    Surnames 虹(ぐ)Listen 虹(こうじ)Listen 虹(こうしょう)Listen 虹(こうそう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rainbow

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rainbow

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    rainbow

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    rainbow

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

    A colored halo appearing in the sky when sunlight and water vapor reflect each other. Shaped like a half-ring. Often seen after rain clears.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    niji(にじ) にじ

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    虫 (mushi・mushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    rainbow to disturb discord disruption turmoil arch color prism light spectrum beauty hope bridge refraction

Sentences including 虹

  • Looking out of the window , i saw a rainbow.

  • What a beautiful rainbow !

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