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Kanji Detail for 款 - "article"

款

  • Meaning

    款 means "article." Also associated with sincerity, entertain.

    1. Sincerity - Genuine feeling; honesty.

    2. Article - A clause in a document.

    3. Engrave - To carve an inscription.

    4. Entertain - To show hospitality.

  • Words using 款

    • 借款 しゃっかん Listen loan (esp. between governments)

  • Tattoo check: 款

    • Verified meaning: article
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, まこと, よしみ)
    • Also carries these associations: sincerity, entertain

    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 款

    Given names 款(よしみ)Listen

    Surnames 款(あきら)Listen 款(まこと)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    goodwill; article; section; friendship; collusion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    item, article; clause; fund

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    funds, payment; item, article

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

    Sincerity. As in 悃款 (sincere devotion), meaning pure and single-minded. See Chuci (Songs of Chu). Also, when barbarians submit, it is called 納款 (to pay tribute), meaning to knock at the gate seeking passage. Another explanation is that 款 is an oath. | To knock. As in 款門 (to knock at a door), 款關 (to knock at a pass). | To keep someone. Equivalent to "treating courteously" (款待). As in keeping a guest is called 款客. | An item or clause. As in presenting matters in categories is called 列款 (to list items). One category is called 一款 (one clause). Also 款目, 款項 (line items), referring to accounting categories. Hence, funds are also called 款. | 款識 (K'uan-chih). Inscriptions on metal and stone. Incised ones are called 款; raised ones are called 識. Today, all inscriptions on paintings and calligraphy are called 款.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    欠 (akubi・kakeru・kenzukuri)

  • Related Keywords

    sincerity article entertain joy knocking recording engrave clause carve condition declaration document genuine honesty item paragraph provision section stipulation

Sentences including 款

  • It's standard policy.

  • The articles of incorporation have finally been completed for our Digital Groove Club.

  • The IMF ruled out any new loans to that country.

  • When the articles of incorporation are complete it is essential to go to the notary public's office to undertake certification of the articles drawn up.

  • Japan's ODA largely consists of concessionary yen credit repayable in 30 years, carrying an interest rate of 2% or so.

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