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Kanji Detail for 奎 - "star constellation, literature"

奎

  • Meaning

    奎 means "star constellation, literature." Also associated with legs apart.

    1. Legs apart - A wide stance.

    2. Star constellation - A literary star pattern.

    3. Literature - Associated with writing and culture.

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    • Verified meaning: star constellation, literature
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read けい, ふみ)
    • Also carries these associations: legs apart

    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 奎

    Given names 奎(けい)Listen

    Surnames 奎(ふみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    star; god of literature

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    stride of man; 15th lunar mansion, determinative star η Andromedae

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    crotch; 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a man's stride; a constellation

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

    A star name. One of the twenty-eight lunar mansions. Ancient astronomers considered it to govern cultural matters.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    大 (dai)

  • Related Keywords

    legs apart star constellation literature stride thigh celestial astral literary astronomy stance expansive

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