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Kanji Detail for 嵯 - "steep, rugged"

嵯

  • Meaning

    嵯 means "steep, rugged."

    1. Steep - Precipitous mountains.

    2. Rugged - Rough and jagged terrain.

  • Tattoo check: 嵯

    • Verified meaning: steep, rugged
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names

    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

    steep; craggy; rugged

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    high, towering; irregular, rugged

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lofty (as of mountain)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    high, towering; rugged, irregular

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

    嵯峨: Appearance of a tall mountain. Also written as 嵳峩.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    山 (yama・yamahen・yamakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    steep rugged precipitous craggy cliff rocky jagged sheer mountainous peak escarpment slope incline

Sentences including 嵯

  • It was the third year of Meiji when their family name was changed to Saga.

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