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Kanji Detail for 勺 - "ladle, area unit"

勺

  • Meaning

    勺 means "ladle, area unit." Also associated with act.

    1. Ladle - A tool for scooping water or sake.

    2. To scoop - The action of scooping.

    3. Volume unit - A measurement of capacity.

    4. Area unit - A measurement of land.

  • Tattoo check: 勺

    • Verified meaning: ladle, area unit
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: act

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ladle; one tenth of a go; dip

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spoon, ladle; unit of volume

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    spoon, ladle; unit of volume

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

    To ladle out. Commonly written as 酌. | A measure name. One hundredth of a sheng is a 勺. Ten 勺 equals one 合. | A utensil name. Used for ladling wine and soup. Like the common soup spoon.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shaku(シャク) シャク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    勹 (tsutsumigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    ladle area unit act scoop spoon measure capacity serving portion cooking kitchenware measurement

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