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Kanji Detail for 揖 - "bow, yield, gather"
揖
- Meaning
揖 means "bow, yield, gather."
Bow - A gesture of respect with hands clasped at the chest.
Yield - To be modest; to defer.
Gather - To assemble; to collect.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
bow with arms folded; come together; assemble
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
salute, bow; defer to, yield
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to greet by raising clasped hands
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Clasping hands and moving up, down, left, and right as a greeting. | To draw in. Also, meaning approaching. Interchangeable with 挹.
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