Kanji Detail for 呉 - "to give, wu"

呉

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

呉 means "to give, wu."
1. Wu - An ancient Chinese kingdom.
2. Give - To present; to bestow.
Words using 呉
- 呉服ごふく cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile
Four-character idioms with 呉
- 呉越同舟ごえつどうしゅう bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
Tattoo check: 呉
- Verified meaning: to give, wu
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read う, うん, お, おう)
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 呉

Surnames 呉(う) 呉(うん) 呉(お) 呉(おう) 呉(おお) 呉(くれ) 呉(ご) 呉(こう) 呉(ごう)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

give; do something for; kingdom of Wu

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

one of warring states; surname

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 吳|吴[Wu2]
Onyomi

go(ゴ)
Kunyomi

ku.reru(く-れる)

kure(くれ)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords

wu to give to offer ancient bequeath confer contribute deliver donate endow entrust furnish grant hand over kingdom present provide supply

山羽さんが乞食に胡桃を呉れてやりました。
Mr Yamaha gave some walnuts to a beggar.
ドジャースとジャイアンツが呉越同舟でやってきた。
The Dodgers and Giants, traditional rivals, arrived together.