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Kanji Detail for 敦 - "industry, kindliness"

敦

  • Meaning

    敦 means "industry, kindliness."

    1. Sincere - Genuine; honest; warmhearted.

    2. Generous - Kind and giving; magnanimous.

    3. Respect - To honor; to esteem highly.

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    • Verified meaning: industry, kindliness
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつ, あつし, あつじ, あつのり)

    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 敦

    Given names 敦(あつ)Listen 敦(あつし)Listen 敦(おさむ)Listen 敦(つとむ)Listen 敦(とん)Listen

    Surnames 敦(あつじ)Listen 敦(あつのり)Listen 敦(あつゆき)Listen 敦(さとし)Listen 敦(たん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    industry; kindliness

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    esteem; honest, candid, sincere

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 敦[dun1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    honest, candid, sincere; kind-hearted; to esteem

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

    Generous. Such as 敦篤, 敦睦. | To press. (Odes) "Royal duties press upon me." Such as 敦促. Now read like 登. | A ritual vessel name. Ancients used it to hold grain. | 渾敦: Obtuse appearance. See (Zuo Zhuan).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

    dan(ダン) ダン

    tai(タイ) タイ

    ton(トン) トン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    atsu.i(あつ-い) あつ-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    sincere generous respect honesty abundant authentic benevolence candid caring compassion earnest generosity gentle genuine goodness heartfelt honor integrity reliability sincerity

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