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Kanji Detail for 賛 - "to praise, inscription, to support"

賛

  • Meaning

    賛 means "to praise, inscription, to support."

    1. Praise - To commend; to express approval.

    2. Support - To help; to lend assistance.

    3. Inscription - Writing added to art; a caption.

  • Words using 賛

    • 賛成 さんせい Listen approval; agreement; support
    • 協賛 きょうさん Listen support; mutual aid; cooperation
    • 賛否 さんぴ Listen yes and no; for and against
    • 賛意 さんい Listen approval; assent
    • 賛歌 さんか Listen song of praise; eulogy; paean
    • 賛辞 さんじ Listen eulogy; compliment
    • 賛美 さんび Listen praise; glorification; extolment

  • Four-character idioms with 賛

    • 自画自賛 じがじさん Listen singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
    • 賛否両論 さんぴりょうろん Listen arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception

  • Tattoo check: 賛

    • Verified meaning: to praise, inscription, to support
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, さぬ, さん, たすく)

    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 賛

    Given names 賛(あきら)Listen 賛(さん)Listen 賛(たすく)Listen 賛(たたえ)Listen 賛(たとう)Listen

    Surnames 賛(さぬ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    approve; praise; title or inscription on picture; assist; agree with

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    help, support, assist, aid

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 贊|赞[zan4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    san(サン) サン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tasu.keru(たす-ける) たす-ける

    tata.eru(たた-える) たた-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    to praise to support inscription eulogy help assist poem style of writing approval acclaim admiration applause appreciation endorsement commend consent recognition tribute sanction agreement

Sentences including 賛

  • He is neither for nor against the plan.

  • They are in favor of the plan.

  • I agree with you to some extent.

  • I stand for freedom of speech for everyone.

  • She assumed that everyone would be for the plan.

  • Are you for or against my plan?

  • I partly agree with you.

  • All the people are in favor of your idea.

  • I agree with you.

  • As for me , i will not approve of the plan.

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