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Kanji Detail for 楷 - "standard script"

楷

  • Meaning

    楷 means "standard script." Also associated with model, proper.

    1. Standard script - Regular Chinese characters.

    2. Model - A standard; a pattern to follow.

    3. Proper - Correct; formal.

  • Words using 楷

    • 楷書 かいしょ Listen printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style

  • Tattoo check: 楷

    • Verified meaning: standard script
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かい, ただし, のり)
    • Also carries these associations: model, proper

    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 楷

    Given names 楷(かい)Listen 楷(ただし)Listen 楷(のり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    square character style; correctness

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    model style of Chinese writing

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the normal style of Chinese handwriting

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

    A tree name. Found in Confucius's tomb in Yanzhou. Four zhang five feet tall. One zhang in circumference. Withered but not decayed. Traditionally said to have been planted by Zigong. From "Shandong Provincial Gazetteer." | A model. A standard. | Regular script. As opposed to cursive script. Now commonly used standard characters are all called 楷.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    standard script model proper style way calligraphy characters classic correct elegant font formal handwriting legible neat penmanship printing standardized traditional typography uniform

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