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Kanji Detail for 惟 - "to think, only"

惟

  • Meaning

    惟 means "to think, only." Also associated with particle.

    1. To think - To ponder; to contemplate deeply.

    2. Only - Expressing limitation; just this.

    3. Particle - Placed at the beginning to adjust sentence rhythm.

  • Tattoo check: 惟

    • Verified meaning: to think, only
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read い, これ, ただ, たもつ)
    • Also carries these associations: particle

    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 惟

    Given names 惟(たもつ)Listen 惟(ゆい)Listen

    Surnames 惟(い)Listen 惟(これ)Listen 惟(ただ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    consider; reflect; think

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    but, however, nevertheless; only

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    -ism; only

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    but, however, nevertheless; only

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

    To think of. Such as 追惟, 伏惟, like saying "recalling" or "humbly thinking." | Is. (Documents) "Crossing the river is Yanzhou." | The meaning of "only." Such as 惟一政策, like saying "the only method." Also commonly written as 唯.

  • Onyomi

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    i(イ) イ

    yui(ユイ) ユイ

  • Kunyomi

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    kore(これ) これ

    omo.nmiru(おも-んみる) おも-んみる

    omo.uni(おも-うに) おも-うに

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to think only particle solely merely just contemplate ponder exclusively simply purely reflect consider

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