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Kanji Detail for 容 - "to contain, appearance, to accept"

容

  • Meaning

    容 means "to contain, appearance, to accept."

    1. Contain - To hold inside; to accommodate.

    2. Accept - To receive; to permit.

    3. Appearance - The outward look; form.

    4. Easy - Simple; not difficult.

  • Words using 容

    • 内容 ないよう Listen contents; content; substance
    • 容疑者 ようぎしゃ Listen suspect
    • 容疑 ようぎ Listen suspicion; charge
    • 容易 ようい Listen easy; simple; plain
    • 容認 ようにん Listen approval; acceptance; toleration
    • 容器 ようき Listen container; receptacle; vessel
    • 収容 しゅうよう Listen accommodation; taking in; receiving
    • 収容所 しゅうようじょ Listen housing facility; detention facility; internment camp

  • Four-character idioms with 容

    • 容姿端麗 ようしたんれい Listen attractive face and figure
    • 容貌魁偉 ようぼうかいい Listen (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
    • 山容水態 さんようすいたい Listen scenic beauty of mountains and streams; fresh and clear beauty of nature's splendor
    • 従容自若 しょうようじじゃく Listen having presence of mind; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

  • Tattoo check: 容

    • Verified meaning: to contain, appearance, to accept
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いるる, ひろし, ゆたか, ゆとり)

    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 容

    Given names 容(いるる)Listen 容(ひろし)Listen 容(ゆとり)Listen 容(よう)Listen

    Surnames 容(ゆたか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    contain; form; looks

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    looks, appearance; figure, form

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Rong

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold

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

    To receive; to contain. Such as 休休有容, meaning one's capacity is great enough to accommodate many. The amount a container can hold is called 容量. | Appearance. One's manner is called 容止. Beautiful looks are called 玉容. Getting a haircut is called 整容. Also, being composed without losing composure is called 從容. Describing the state of things is called 形容. | A particle. Such as "no need" is 無容; "need not" is 不容. | Perhaps. Such as 容或有之.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    i.reru(い-れる) い-れる

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    contain accept appearance contents substance easy looks countenance accommodate aspect bearing demeanor form hold permit presence receive shape

Sentences including 容

  • Easier said than done.

  • Mary asked after his father.

  • His speech contained very little matter.

  • The problem is far from easy.

  • There wasn't much in what he said.

  • The contents of the letter were secret.

  • It is not easy to be understood by everybody.

  • Can you make out the meaning easily?

  • The question is not so easy that anyone can answer it.

  • I asked after my sick friend.

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