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Kanji Detail for 套 - "cover"

套

  • Meaning

    套 means "cover." Also associated with layer, common.

    1. Cover - Something that wraps over.

    2. Layer - To place one thing over another.

    3. Common - Ordinary; conventional.

  • Four-character idioms with 套

    • 常套手段 じょうとうしゅだん Listen one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
    • 旧套墨守 きゅうとうぼくしゅ Listen clinging to old customs; adhering to old traditions

  • Tattoo check: 套

    • Verified meaning: cover
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: layer, common

    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

    accumulate; big and long; hackneyed

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    case, cover, wrapper, envelope

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    case, cover, envelope, wrapper

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

    All layered things are called 套. Such as one set of clothes is called 一套. Cups that fit inside each other are called 套杯. | The outer case of things is 套. Such as 筆套 (pen case), 封套 (envelope). | Colloquially, encasing things is also called 套. Such as 圈套 (trap). Hence being drawn in by others is called 落套. Being casual and not following conventions is called 脫套. | Imitating others' writing and speech is also called 套. | Curves in terrain. Such as a river bend is called 河套.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kasa.neru(かさ-ねる) かさ-ねる

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    大 (dai)

  • Related Keywords

    cover layer common set case collection container conventional ensemble group housing kit outfit package series sheath sleeve wrapper

Sentences including 套

  • I can do without an overcoat.

  • The girl in a blue coat is my daughter.

  • He ran into the room with his hat and overcoat on.

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