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Kanji Detail for 其 - "that"
其
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Meaning
其 means "that." Also associated with emphasis, question.
That - Pointing to a person or thing.
Emphasis - A particle strengthening meaning.
Question - A word expressing doubt or rhetorical question.
Rhythm - A particle for adjusting sentence flow.
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Tattoo check: 其
- Verified meaning: that
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: emphasis, question
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.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
that
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
his, her, its, their; that
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
his, her, its, their; that
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A demonstrative word. Such as 其人其事 (that person, that matter). Also read in departing tone like "ji." (Book of Odes) "彼其之子" means "such a person." | A particle. (Book of Odes) "How is the night?"
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Sentences including 其
The work must be finished before noon.
A man's worth lies in what he is, not in what he has.
She may be late, in which case we will wait.
其の日は一日淋しいペンの音を聞いて暮した。其の間には折々千代々々と云う声も聞えた。文鳥も淋しいから鳴くのではなかろうかと考えた。然し縁側へ出て見ると、二本の留り木の間を、彼方へ飛んだり、此方へ飛んだり、絶間なく行きつ戻りつしている。少しも不平らしい様子はなかった。
I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless, flying to and fro between two perches busily and incessantly, it did not show the slightest hint of grievance.