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Kanji Detail for 俣 - "fork, junction"

俣

  • Meaning

    俣 means "fork, junction."

    1. Fork - A branching point.

    2. Junction - Where roads or rivers divide.

  • Words using 俣

    • 水俣病 みなまたびょう Listen Minamata disease

  • Tattoo check: 俣

    • Verified meaning: fork, junction
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read また)

    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 俣

    Surnames 俣(また)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crotch; thigh; groin; fork; junction; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

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    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

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  • Onyomi

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    none

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mata(また) また

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    fork junction parting point branching divide split crossroads intersection offshoot roads rivers

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