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Kanji Detail for 戴 - "to accept"

戴

  • Meaning

    戴 means "to accept." Also associated with to place on head, to revere.

    1. To place on head - To wear on top of the head.

    2. To revere - To hold in high esteem; to receive reverently.

    3. To receive - To humbly accept from a superior.

    4. Humble expression - A polite way to say "receive," "eat," or "drink."

  • Words using 戴

    • 頂戴 ちょうだい Listen receiving; getting; accepting

  • Four-character idioms with 戴

    • 不倶戴天 ふぐたいてん Listen cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)

  • Tattoo check: 戴

    • Verified meaning: to accept
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いただき, たい, だい)
    • Also carries these associations: to place on head, to revere

    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 戴

    Surnames 戴(いただき)Listen 戴(たい)Listen 戴(だい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    be crowned with; live under (a ruler); receive

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wear on top; support

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Dai

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to support; to respect; to put on, to wear; surname

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

    Wearing on the head. (Mencius) "No one carrying loads on the road anymore." All placed on the head is 戴. Such as old term for hat ornaments being 頂戴. | To revere is 戴. Such as 翊戴, 愛戴.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tai(タイ) タイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    itada.ku(いただ-く) いただ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    戈 (hokozukuri・hokogamae・hoko・kanohoko)

  • Related Keywords

    to place on head to revere to accept humble expression wear crowned appreciation coronation embrace esteem gratitude hat honor respect

Sentences including 戴

  • My little brother asked for some money.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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