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Kanji Detail for 亨 - "to pass through"

  • Meaning

    亨 means "to pass through." Also associated with to offer, to simmer.

    1. To pass through - To connect; to have no obstacles.

    2. To offer - To present; to feast.

    3. To simmer - To cook ingredients softly.

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    • Verified meaning: to pass through
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, きょう, こう, すすむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to offer, to simmer

    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

    Given names (あきら)Listen (きょう)Listen (こう)Listen (すすむ)Listen (ちか)Listen (とおる)Listen (とおるふ)Listen (みゆき)Listen (ゆき)Listen (りょう)Listen

    Surnames (とほる)Listen (ゆたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pass through; go smoothly

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    smoothly, progressing, no trouble

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    prosperous; henry (unit of inductance)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    prospering, going smoothly

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

    To be successful; to prosper. Like the colloquial "smooth sailing," meaning no obstacles or hindrances. Such as 財源亨通 (prosperous sources of wealth).
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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Sentences including

  • Toru was so drunk that he couldn't walk straight.

  • Yuta knew that it was Aoi, not Toru, who had broken the expensive plate at the store, but he understood why Toru had covered for Aoi, and so he decided not to say anything on the matter and keep it to himself.

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