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Kanji Detail for 諦 - "to resign, truth"

諦

  • Meaning

    諦 means "to resign, truth." Also associated with clear.

    1. Clear - Obvious; to make clear; to illuminate.

    2. Truth - Sincerity; enlightenment; realization.

    3. To cry out - To exclaim; to weep.

    4. To resign - To give up; to accept fate.

  • Words using 諦

    • 諦める あきらめる Listen to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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    • Verified meaning: to resign, truth
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, たい)
    • Also carries these associations: clear

    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 諦

    Given names 諦(あきら)Listen 諦(たい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    truth; clarity; abandon; give up

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    careful, attentive

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to examine; truth (Buddhism)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    careful, attentive; to examine; the truth

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

    To examine carefully. Such as 諦視, meaning to look carefully. | A Buddhist term. Like saying true words. Such as understanding Zen principles is called 妙諦 (wonderful truth).

  • Onyomi

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    tai(タイ) タイ

    tei(テイ) テイ

  • Kunyomi

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    akira.meru(あきら-める) あきら-める

    makoto(まこと) まこと

    tsumabi.raka(つまび-らか) つまび-らか

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to resign truth clear to cry out resignation acceptance enlightenment renunciation acquiescence sincerity patience

Sentences including 諦

  • Don't give up if you fail.

  • Don't give up !

  • I gave up running for president.

  • The rain discouraged us from going out.

  • So you give up , right?

  • He is a good loser.

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