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Kanji Detail for 晒 - "to expose, to bleach"

晒

  • Meaning

    晒 means "to expose, to bleach." Also associated with to dry.

    1. Bleach - To expose to sunlight.

    2. Dry - To air out in the sun.

    3. Expose - To reveal; to display.

  • Words using 晒

    • 晒す さらす Listen to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine

  • Tattoo check: 晒

    • Verified meaning: to expose, to bleach
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さらし)
    • Also carries these associations: to dry

    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 晒

    Surnames 晒(さらし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bleach; refine; expose; air

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    dry in sun, expose to sun

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 曬|晒[shai4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun

  • Onyomi

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    sai(サイ) サイ

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

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    sara.su(さら-す) さら-す

    sarashi(さらし) さらし

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to dry to expose to bleach sun display show uncover unveil lay bare whiten lighten

Sentences including 晒

  • He was exposed to danger.

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

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