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Kanji Detail for 徵 - "summon"

徵

  • Meaning

    徵 means "summon." Also associated with levy, sign.

    1. Summon - To call forth; to request presence.

    2. Levy - To collect; to demand and gather.

    3. Sign - An indication; evidence or proof.

    4. Omen - A portent; a sign of things to come.

    5. Manifest - To become apparent; to reveal clearly.

  • Tattoo check: 徵

    • Verified meaning: summon
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: levy, sign

    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

    summon; recruit; musical note

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    summon, recruit; musical note

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to invite; to recruit; to levy (taxes); to draft (troops); phenomenon; symptom; characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion

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

    To summon. Summoning and gathering is also 徵集. Conscripting soldiers by age is 徵兵, as opposed to volunteer recruitment. Also, in old times, the state courteously summoning the worthy was 徵辟. Those summoned were called 徵君. | Evidence. (Analects) "Qi is insufficient for evidence." Now also, signs of longevity are called 壽徵. | To complete. In marriage rites, presenting betrothal gifts was anciently called 納徵, meaning presenting gifts to complete the marriage. See (Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial). | To levy. Such as 徵賦, 徵稅. Interchangeable with 征. | One of the five notes. The five notes are: 宮, 商, 角, 徵, 羽.

  • Onyomi

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    chi(チ) チ

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    me.su(めす) めす

    shirushi(しるし) しるし

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    彳 (gyonimben)

  • Related Keywords

    summon levy sign manifest omen recruit gather call collect convene demand enroll evidence indication invite muster portent rally request assemble proof reveal

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