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Kanji Detail for 塡 - "to fill"
塡
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Meaning
塡 means "to fill." Also associated with to stuff, to settle.
Fill - To make full; to occupy completely.
Stuff - To pack tightly; to cram into.
Settle - To calm; to suppress.
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Tattoo check: 塡
- Verified meaning: to fill
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to stuff, to settle
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:
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Related Keywords
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- 坑 pit, hole
- 坦 flat
- 坪 unit, tsubo
- 垂 to hang, to drop, to bestow
- 型 type, model, form
- 垣 fence, hedge, wall
- 城 castle, citadel, wall
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- 域 region, boundary
- 埴 clay
- 執 to take
- 培 cultivate, foster, nurture
- 基 foundation, basis, base
- 埼 cape, promontory, saitama
- 堀 moat, canal, ditch
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