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Kanji Detail for 伶 - "performer"

伶

  • Meaning

    伶 means "performer." Also associated with clever.

    1. Clever - Smart; intelligent; quick-witted.

    2. Performer - An actor or musician.

  • Tattoo check: 伶

    • Verified meaning: performer
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとみ, りょう, りよう, れい)
    • Also carries these associations: clever

    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 伶

    Given names 伶(さとみ)Listen 伶(りょう)Listen 伶(りよう)Listen 伶(れい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    actor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lonely, solitary; actor

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (old) actor; actress; (meaningless bound form)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    clever; lonely, solitary

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

    伶倫: An ancient music master. Hence music officials are called 伶官. Actors are called 優伶. | Alone. Such as 伶仃孤苦 (lonely and suffering). | 伶俐: Clever and smart.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rei(レイ) レイ

    ryoh(リョウ) リョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    wazaogi(わざおぎ) わざおぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    clever performer actor dancer musician prudent servant wise talented intelligent bright entertainer artist singer virtuoso sharp witty shrewd resourceful showman thespian

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