Kanji Detail for 沐 - "wash, leave, blessed"

沐

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
沐 means "wash, leave, blessed."
1. Wash - To pour water over the head.
2. Leave - A holiday for officials to bathe.
3. Blessed - To receive grace or benefits.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

wash

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

bathe, cleanse, wash, shampoo

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash

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

To wash hair. In ancient times, officials rested every ten days for bathing (休沐), meaning one day was for rest and bathing without conducting business. Like today's weekly holidays. | Receiving abundant grace is called 沐恩 (bathed in grace). Hence, those who were promoted and became distinguished sometimes called themselves 沐恩 (one who has received grace).
Onyomi

boku(ぼく)

moku(もく)
Kunyomi

ara.u(あらう)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords
wash pour water head leave holiday officials bathe blessed receive grace benefits