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Kanji Detail for 昌 - "prosperous, bright"

昌

  • Meaning

    昌 means "prosperous, bright." Also associated with excellent.

    1. Prosperous - Thriving; flourishing; successful.

    2. Bright - Clear; radiant; shining.

    3. Excellent - Outstanding; splendid; admirable.

  • Origin of 昌

    日, the sun, over 曰, the mouth speaking: bright words said aloud. Splendid, prosperous — fortune written as sunlight and a good word.

    How to remember it: A sun 日 over a spoken word 曰 — bright things said about you: flourishing.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 昌

    • Verified meaning: prosperous, bright
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, あつし, あつよ)
    • Also carries these associations: excellent

    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 昌

    Given names 昌(あき)Listen 昌(あきら)Listen 昌(あつし)Listen 昌(あつよ)Listen 昌(あやめ)Listen

    Surnames 昌(かちこ)Listen 昌(かついち)Listen 昌(かつえ)Listen 昌(かつこ)Listen 昌(かつし)Listen 昌(かつじ)Listen 昌(かつぞう)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    prosperous; bright; clear

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    light of sun; good, proper

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Chang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sunlight; good, proper; prosperous

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

    To express. Good words. From "Book of Documents": "Yu bowed and said good words." Now means to speak directly without reservation, as in 昌言. | Flourishing. Such as 昌明 (enlightened), 昌熾 (thriving).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sakan(さか-ん) さか-ん

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    prosperous bright excellent clear splendid magnificent vigorous flourishing thriving abundance prosperity brilliant luminous radiant growth fortune success affluent progress

Sentences including 昌

  • The parents named their baby Akira.

  • First thrive and then take a wife.

More kanji with the radical 日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

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