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Kanji Detail for 敍 - "narrate"

敍

  • Meaning

    敍 means "narrate." Also associated with order, confer.

    1. Narrate - To tell; to describe.

    2. Order - Sequence; arrangement.

    3. Confer - To grant a rank.

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    • Verified meaning: narrate
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read のぶる)
    • Also carries these associations: order, confer

    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 敍

    Surnames 敍(のぶる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    express; state; relate; narrate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    express, state, relate, narrate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 敘|叙[xu4]

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

    Orderly sequence. Appointing by sequence is 銓敍. Also, rewarding meritorious service is 獎敍, discussing the grades and order of merit. | Beginning threads. Now, books summarizing key points at the beginning are 敍. Also written as 序. | To express. To narrate. Such as 暢敍幽情. | Colloquially borrowed as 聚 for gathering. Such as invitation cards saying 候敍.

  • Onyomi

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    jo(ジョ) ジョ

  • Kunyomi

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    tsui.zu(つい-ず) つい-ず

    tsuide(つい-で) つい-で

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    narrate order confer bestow preface sequence state narration story account chronicle describe exposition grant memoir narrative rank recital report saga tale

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