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Kanji Detail for 宥 - "forgive, soothe"

宥

  • Meaning

    宥 means "forgive, soothe." Also associated with lenient, forgiveness.

    1. Forgive - To pardon; to overlook faults.

    2. Soothe - To calm; to pacify.

    3. Lenient - Being tolerant and understanding.

  • Words using 宥

    • 宥める なだめる Listen to soothe; to calm; to pacify

  • Tattoo check: 宥

    • Verified meaning: forgive, soothe
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すすむ, たもつ, ひろし, ゆう)
    • Also carries these associations: lenient, forgiveness

    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 宥

    Given names 宥(たもつ)Listen 宥(ひろし)Listen 宥(ゆう)Listen 宥(ゆうしゅん)Listen 宥(ゆたか)Listen

    Surnames 宥(すすむ)Listen 宥(ゆうほう)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    soothe; calm; pacify

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    forgive, pardon, indulge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to forgive; to help; profound

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to forgive, to pardon, to indulge

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

    Lenient. Meaning to forgive. Such as 赦宥.

  • Onyomi

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    yuu(ユウ) ユウ

  • Kunyomi

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    nada.meru(なだ-める) なだ-める

    yuru.su(ゆる-す) ゆる-す

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    forgive soothe lenient absolve pacify show mercy pardon clemency tolerant excuse amnesty leniency spare exonerate condone calm reprieve forbear release

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