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Kanji Detail for 企 - "plan"

  • Meaning

    企 means "plan." Also associated with to stand on tiptoe, awaiting.

    1. Plan - To scheme; to plot; to make plans.

    2. To stand on tiptoe - To rise on one's toes.

    3. Awaiting - Standing on tiptoe eagerly waiting.

  • Words using

    • 企業 きぎょう Listen enterprise; business; company
    • 中小企業 ちゅうしょうきぎょう Listen small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
    • 大企業 だいきぎょう Listen large company; large enterprise; large corporation
    • 経企庁 けいきちょう Listen Economic Planning Agency (1955-2001)
    • 経済企画庁 けいざいきかくちょう Listen Economic Planning Agency (1955-2001)
    • 企業家 きぎょうか Listen industrialist; entrepreneur
    • 企画室 きかくしつ Listen planning office
    • 私企業 しきぎょう Listen private enterprise
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    • Verified meaning: plan
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きくこ)
    • Also carries these associations: to stand on tiptoe, awaiting

    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 (きくこ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    undertake; scheme; design; attempt; plan

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    plan a project; stand on tiptoe

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to; abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4]; Taiwan pr. [qi4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe

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

    Standing on tiptoe to look. Such as 無任翹企, meaning craning the neck and standing on tiptoe in anticipation. Also written as 跂. | All hopes and expectations are called 企. Such as planning business ventures is called 企業 (enterprise).
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • I take part in your enterprise.

  • He is sure to succeed in the attempt.

  • You can put into practice the plan you thought up.

  • Everyone is an entrepreneur.

  • That company is one of the best in the business.

  • He is always up to no good.

  • You and i have succeeded in our attempt.

  • On the whole , i think your plan is a very good one.

  • What is he up to?

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