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Kanji Detail for 捷 - "victory, swift"

捷

  • Meaning

    捷 means "victory, swift." Also associated with shortcut.

    1. Victory - Winning; triumph in battle or competition.

    2. Swift - Quick; nimble; agile.

    3. Shortcut - A quicker path; a direct route.

  • Tattoo check: 捷

    • Verified meaning: victory, swift
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かつ, かつあき, かつえ, かつたか)
    • Also carries these associations: shortcut

    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 捷

    Given names 捷(かつ)Listen 捷(かつよし)Listen 捷(さとし)Listen 捷(しょう)Listen 捷(すぐる)Listen

    Surnames 捷(かつあき)Listen 捷(かつえ)Listen 捷(かつたか)Listen 捷(かつひろ)Listen 捷(かつやす)Listen 捷(かつゆき)Listen 捷(とし)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    victory; fast

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    win, victory, triumph

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 捷[jie2]; quick; nimble

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    nimble, quick; triumph, victory

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

    Victory in battle. All successful matters are 捷. In the imperial examination era, passing was 捷. | Swift. Such as 捷足先得. | 捷捷: Glib-tongued.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    haya.i(はや-い) はや-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    victory swift shortcut quick win triumph success conquest nimble agile achievement glory breakthrough

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