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Kanji Detail for 怜 - "clever"

怜

  • Meaning

    怜 means "clever." Also associated with pity.

    1. Clever - Wise; intelligent; perceptive.

    2. Pity - To feel compassion; to cherish.

  • Origin of 怜

    The heart radical 忄 beside 令, a command, which lends the reading rei: quick-witted, clever, and in older use compassionate. 怜悧 (reiri) is sharp-minded; as a name it reads Rei or Satoshi.

    How to remember it: A heart 忄 that catches an order 令 the moment it is given — quick-witted.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 怜

    • Verified meaning: clever
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さとい, さとし, さとり, さとる)
    • Also carries these associations: pity

    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 怜

    Given names 怜(さとい)Listen 怜(さとし)Listen 怜(さとる)Listen 怜(りょう)Listen 怜(れい)Listen 怜(れん)Listen

    Surnames 怜(さとり)Listen 怜(れいじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wise

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pity, sympathize

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to pity

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pity, to sympathize with

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rei(レイ) レイ

    ren(レン) レン

    ryoh(リョウ) リョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    awa.remu(あわ-れむ) あわ-れむ

    satoi(さと-い) さと-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    clever pity cherishing compassionate loving prudent wise intelligent empathy sympathy kindness bright astute discerning perceptive shrewd insightful

Sentences including 怜

  • I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through and then I would be defeated.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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