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Kanji Detail for 介 - "mediate, help, assist"

介

  • Meaning

    介 means "mediate, help, assist."

    1. To help - To assist.

    2. To mediate - To come between; to act as a go-between.

    3. To separate - To divide; to keep apart.

    4. Armor - To wear armor.

    5. Alone - To be isolated.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor

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

    Between; boundary. Being between two things is called 介. In ancient times, the host had an usher, the guest had an 介. The 介 conveyed words between host and guest, like later interpreters. Today, mediators are called 媒介, 紹介, originating from this. | To help; to assist. (Book of Odes) "To help with great longevity." | Firm; resolute. Such as being unwavering in righteousness is called 耿介. | Armor. 介冑 means armor and helmet. Aquatic creatures with shells are also called 介屬 (shellfish). | Great. Today, calling someone's younger brother 貴介弟 or 介弟. The expression originates from (Zuo Zhuan). | Side; edge. Such as calling riverside 江介. | An individual. Such as 一介行李 (a single messenger). 一介 means one person. See (Zuo Zhuan). | Interchangeable with 芥. Trivial matters are called 纖介, meaning as fine as a mustard seed. Today's 介意, 介懷 originate from this. Hence feeling uneasy is called 介介, like saying 耿耿. See (Book of Later Han).
  • Onyomitip

    kai(かい) かい

  • Kunyomitip

    suke(すけ) すけ

    tasu.keru(たすける) たすける

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords
    mediate help assist intervene between middle armor shell concern care aid support intermediary go-between broker agent liaison connect bridge facilitate

Sentences including 介

  • Please let me introduce myself.

  • I want you to meet my parents.

  • They met through her introduction.

  • We didn't have much trouble.

  • It's a difficult matter.

  • I am afraid i'll be a burden to you.

  • Will you introduce me to her?

  • Let me introduce my mother to you.

  • Let me introduce you to him.

  • Let me introduce my parents to you.

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