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Kanji Detail for 亦 - "also"
亦
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Meaning
亦 means "also." Also associated with very, armpit.
Also - "Also" or "similarly"; expressing addition.
Rhetorical - Used in rhetorical questions.
Very - Greatly; exceedingly.
Armpit - The area under the arm.
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Tattoo check: 亦
- Verified meaning: also
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read えき, ひとし, また, やく)
- Also carries these associations: very, armpit
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.
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Name readings of 亦
Surnames 亦(えき)
亦(ひとし)
亦(また)
亦(やく)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
also; again
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
also, too; likewise
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
also
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
also, too; likewise
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A particle. Comparing two things and pointing out their similarity. (Mencius) "Whether there is order or disorder, he advances." Also "When Xiang worries, he worries too. When Xiang is happy, he is happy too." | A modal particle. (Analects) "Is it not pleasant?" (Mencius) "Will there also be something to benefit my state?"
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