Kanji Detail for 卽 - "immediate, assume, namely"

卽

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
卽 means "immediate, assume, namely."
1. Immediate - Right away; without delay.
2. Assume - To take on a position or role.
3. Namely - That is to say; in other words.
4. If - Expressing a conditional; supposing that.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

promptly; namely

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

promptly

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 即[ji2]; promptly

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

To approach. Near. Meaning to approach closely. Such as 可望而不可卽 (can be seen from afar but cannot be approached). | A word for urgency. Such as 黎明卽起 (rise at dawn). Also 卽刻, 卽今, meaning "right now." | A word using that to prove this. Meaning that and this are as one. Such as 色卽是空，空卽是色 (form is emptiness, emptiness is form). | A hypothetical word. Has the meaning of "although." Such as 善即無賞，亦不可不為善 (even if good is not rewarded, one still must do good).
Onyomi

shoku(しょく)

soku(そく)
Kunyomi

sunawa.chi(すなわち)

tsu.ku(つまく)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

卩 (fushizukuri・warifu)
Related Keywords
immediate instant at once assume take position namely that is if suppose prompt ready direct straightforward soon quickly precisely exactly therefore consequently