Kanji Detail for 庵 - "hermitage"

庵

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

庵 means "hermitage." Also associated with studio name.
1. Hermitage - A small thatched cottage; a humble dwelling.
2. Studio name - A refined name for a scholar's dwelling or study.
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- Verified meaning: hermitage
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read あん, いおり, いほり)
- Also carries these associations: studio 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 庵

Given names 庵(いおり)

Surnames 庵(あん) 庵(いほり)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

hermitage; retreat

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

Buddhist monastery or nunnery

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

hut; small temple; nunnery

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

Buddhist monastery or nunnery

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

A small hut is called 庵. | Now, small Buddhist temples are all called 庵.
Onyomi

an(アン)
Kunyomi

io(いお)

iori(いおり)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

广 (madare)
Related Keywords

hermitage studio name small retreat hut cottage dwelling humble seclusion solitude monk meditation sanctuary rustic quiet simple