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Kanji Detail for 悌 - "harmonious"

悌

  • Meaning

    悌 means "harmonious." Also associated with brotherly love, obedient.

    1. Brotherly love - Affection and respect for siblings.

    2. Obedient - Following elders with respect.

    3. Harmonious - Getting along well with siblings.

  • Tattoo check: 悌

    • Verified meaning: harmonious
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すなお, だい, てい, ていじ)
    • Also carries these associations: brotherly love, obedient

    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 悌

    Given names 悌(すなお)Listen 悌(てい)Listen 悌(やすし)Listen

    Surnames 悌(だい)Listen 悌(ていじ)Listen 悌(とも)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    serving our elders

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    brotherly, respectful

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to do one's duty as a younger brother

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    respectful, brotherly

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

    愷悌: Meaning cheerful and easy. | Serving elder brothers well is 悌. Anciently often written as 弟.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    dai(ダイ) ダイ

    tei(テイ) テイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    brotherly love obedient harmonious good sibling relationship obey filial respect devotion duty loyalty honor elders respect obedience fondness ethics morality

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