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Kanji Detail for 嵩 - "volume"

嵩

  • Meaning

    嵩 means "volume." Also associated with high, mountain name.

    1. High - Mountains towering high.

    2. Mountain name - Used in "Mount Song."

    3. Volume - Bulk; capacity.

    4. To swell - To increase in volume.

  • Tattoo check: 嵩

    • Verified meaning: volume
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かさみ, こう, こうじ, こうしょう)
    • Also carries these associations: high, mountain name

    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 嵩

    Given names 嵩(かさみ)Listen 嵩(こう)Listen 嵩(しゅう)Listen 嵩(たかし)Listen 嵩(たかぶ)Listen

    Surnames 嵩(こうじ)Listen 嵩(こうしょう)Listen 嵩(こうそう)Listen 嵩(すう)Listen 嵩(だけ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    be aggravated; grow worse; grow bulky; swell

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    high, lofty; one of the 5 peaks, situated in Hunan

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Mt Song in Henan

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    high, lofty; one of the five peaks in Hunan

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

    The name of the Central Sacred Mountain. In Henan Province. When Emperor Wu of Han climbed Mount Song, officials and soldiers all heard cries of "Long live!" three times. See (Book of Han, Annals). Now, birthday wishes are called 嵩祝, based on this.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

    suu(スウ) スウ

  • Kunyomi

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    kasa(かさ) かさ

    kasa.mu(かさ-む) かさ-む

    taka.i(たか-い) たか-い

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    high mountain name volume increase swell bulk height altitude elevated lofty peak summit mass quantity capacity tall mountain magnitude

Sentences including 嵩

  • The box was too big and awkward, so I put these in a bag and brought them.

  • Since futons are bulky, it's a good idea to compress and store futons that are used infrequently, such as guest futons, in a vacuum-sealed storage bag.

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