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Kanji Detail for 諺 - "proverb"

諺

  • Meaning

    諺 means "proverb." Also associated with to mourn.

    1. Proverb - Traditional wisdom passed down through generations.

    2. To mourn - To grieve.

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    • Verified meaning: proverb
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: to mourn

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    proverb

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    proverb, maxim

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    proverb

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    proverb, maxim

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

    Common saying. The "Great Learning" says "Therefore the proverb says."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gen(ゲン) ゲン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kotowaza(ことわざ) ことわざ

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    proverb to mourn mourning maxim saying adage aphorism axiom dictum truism precept wisdom grieve

Sentences including 諺

  • What's your favorite proverb?

  • In Wales we have a proverb.

  • This proverb is worth remembering.

  • As the proverb goes, "The end justifies the means."

  • The proverb says that what is done cannot be undone.

  • She knows many proverbs.

  • Is there a similar proverb in Japan?

  • He quoted some famous proverbs from the Bible.

  • The proverb is quoted from Franklin.

  • I wonder if there is any meaning to putting proverbs into English.

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