Share this link via
Or copy link
Kanji Detail for 奎 - "legs apart, star constellation, literature"
奎
- Meaning
奎 means "legs apart, star constellation, literature."
Legs apart - A wide stance.
Star constellation - A literary star pattern.
Literature - Associated with writing and culture.
- 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
- Kunyomi
none
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords