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Kanji Detail for 某 - "a certain"
某
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Meaning
某 means "a certain." Also associated with someone, i (humble).
Someone - An unspecified person.
A certain - Referring to something unidentified.
I (humble) - A modest self-reference.
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Tattoo check: 某
- Verified meaning: a certain
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read すえがみ, すえすが, すえたか, すえのぶ)
- Also carries these associations: someone, i (humble)
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.
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Name readings of 某
Surnames 某(すえがみ)
某(すえすが)
某(すえたか)
某(すえのぶ)
某(すえもり)
某(のりかず)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
so-and-so; one; a certain; that person
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
certain thing or person
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
some, someone; a certain thing or person
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A pronoun. When referring to people or things without specifying the actual name, 某 is used.
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Related Keywords
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- 木 tree, wood
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- 朱 red, currency unit
- 朴 simple, honest
- 机 desk, table
- 朽 to decay
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- 李 plum tree
- 杏 apricot
- 材 material, timber, talent
- 村 village
- 杖 staff, cane
- 杜 grove
- 束 bundle
- 条 clause, stripe
- 来 to come, since, to bring
- 杭 stake
- 杯 cup, counter
- 東 east, orient
- 杵 pestle, mallet
- 杷 rake, loquat
- 松 pine tree
- 巣 nest, den