Kanji Detail for 奄 - "to cover"

奄

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

奄 means "to cover." Also associated with suddenly, to block.
1. To cover - To put over; to spread across.
2. Suddenly - Abruptly; all at once.
3. To block - To stop; to interrupt.
4. Long time - For a long period.
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- Verified meaning: to cover
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: suddenly, to block
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

cover; suffocate; obstruct

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

ere long; remain, tarry; feeble

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Yan

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to remain, to tarry; feeble

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

To cover. Encompassing and possessing everything is called 奄有. See (Book of Odes). | 奄人: Eunuchs. See (Rites of Zhou).
Onyomi

en(エン)
Kunyomi

oo.u(おお-う)

tachimachi(たちま-ち)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

大 (dai)
Related Keywords

to cover suddenly to block obstruct abruptly interrupt conceal hide smother contain suppress long time shroud overwhelm