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Kanji Detail for 寓 - "to imply"

寓

  • Meaning

    寓 means "to imply." Also associated with to lodge, to dwell.

    1. To lodge - To stay temporarily; to reside.

    2. To dwell - To live; to inhabit.

    3. Temporary residence - A temporary dwelling.

    4. To imply - To suggest; to infer.

  • Tattoo check: 寓

    • Verified meaning: to imply
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: to lodge, to dwell

    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

    temporary abode; imply; suggest

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    residence; lodge; dwell

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling; (bound form) to imply; to place; to contain (sth abstract)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    residence, lodge, dwelling

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

    To lodge. Hence lodging is also called 寓. A traveler's residence is called 客寓. Also written as 庽. | To entrust. Such as 寓言, 寓意, meaning to convey one thing while speaking of another. | To attach. 寓目 is like 屬目. | To send. Sending a letter is also called 寓書, meaning to send to someone.

  • Onyomi

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    doh(ドウ) ドウ

    gu(グ) グ

    guu(グウ) グウ

  • Kunyomi

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    guu.suru(ぐう-する) ぐう-する

    kakotsu.keru(かこつ-ける) かこつ-ける

    karizumai(かりずまい) かりずまい

    yo.ru(よる) よる

    yo.seru(よ-せる) よ-せる

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    to lodge to dwell to imply temporary residence lodging accommodation inhabit stay metaphor allegory figurative

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