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Kanji Detail for 泰 - "peaceful, extreme"

泰

  • Meaning

    泰 means "peaceful, extreme." Also associated with vast.

    1. Peaceful - Calm and tranquil; serene.

    2. Vast - Very large; extensive; great.

    3. Extreme - To the highest degree; utmost.

    4. Prosperous - Flourishing; thriving; successful.

  • Words using 泰

    • 安泰 あんたい Listen security; stability; safety

  • Four-character idioms with 泰

    • 天下泰平 てんかたいへい Listen peace throughout the world; carefree; peaceful
    • 失意泰然 しついたいぜん Listen keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity
    • 泰山北斗 たいざんほくと Listen great authority; eminent person; luminary
    • 泰山圧卵 たいざんあつらん Listen the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty
    • 泰然自若 たいぜんじじゃく Listen having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable

  • Origin of 泰

    Great 大 above hands and flowing water: a person bathed generously, at complete ease. Calm as abundance — the character of 安泰, untroubled security.

    How to remember it: A person 大 letting water pour over their hands — unhurried, provided for, at peace.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: peaceful, extreme
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いたる, すすむ, たい, だい)
    • Also carries these associations: vast

    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 泰

    Given names 泰(いたる)Listen 泰(だい)Listen 泰(たえ)Listen 泰(とおる)Listen 泰(ひろ)Listen 泰(ひろし)Listen 泰(やす)Listen 泰(やすし)Listen

    Surnames 泰(すすむ)Listen 泰(たい)Listen 泰(たいじ)Listen 泰(はた)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    peaceful; calm; peace; easy; Thailand; extreme; excessive; great

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong; abbr. for Thailand

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    great, exalted, superior; calm; big

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

    Great. Interchangeable with 太. | Smooth. The Book of Changes has the Tai hexagram, paired with the Pi (obstruction) hexagram. Hence, when fortune is smooth it is called 泰; when blocked it is called 否. | Extravagant. Mencius says: "With dozens of carriages following and hundreds of attendants, eating at the expense of feudal lords—is this not extravagant?" (後車數十乘。從者數百人。以傳食於諸侯。不已泰乎). | Broad. Peaceful. The Analects says: "The superior man is calm but not arrogant" (君子泰而不驕). | Name of a country. Thailand (暹邏).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tai(タイ) タイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    peaceful vast extreme arrogant extravagant luxurious country name prosperous calm broad composure contentment ease equanimity expansive gentle harmonious harmony hushed mild pacifism placid quiet relaxation serene serenity stability still

Sentences including 泰

  • He heard the news calmly.

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