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Kanji Detail for 淑 - "graceful, pure"

淑

  • Meaning

    淑 means "graceful, pure." Also associated with virtuous.

    1. Graceful - Elegant and refined.

    2. Virtuous - Having high moral standards.

    3. Pure - Clean and unsullied.

  • Words using 淑

    • 淑やか しとやか Listen graceful; ladylike; modest

  • Four-character idioms with 淑

    • 紳士淑女 しんししゅくじょ Listen ladies and gentlemen

  • Tattoo check: 淑

    • Verified meaning: graceful, pure
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きよい, しずか, しの, しゅうすけ)
    • Also carries these associations: virtuous

    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 淑

    Given names 淑(きよい)Listen 淑(しずか)Listen 淑(しの)Listen 淑(しゅく)Listen 淑(すなお)Listen 淑(すみ)Listen 淑(とし)Listen

    Surnames 淑(しゅうすけ)Listen 淑(しゅうへい)Listen 淑(そうすけ)Listen 淑(そうへい)Listen 淑(そうべい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    graceful; gentle; pure

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    good, pure, virtuous, charming

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) (of women) gentle; kind; lovely; admirable; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    good, pure, virtuous; charming

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

    Clear and deep. Good. | Words praising women often use 淑. As in 賢淑 (virtuous), 貞淑 (chaste), 婉淑 (gentle). In the Qing system, wives of officials third rank or above were titled 淑人.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuku(シュク) シュク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shitoyaka(しと-やか) しと-やか

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    graceful virtuous pure admire approve beautiful dignified good improve refined serene gentle elegant charming clean courteous cultured delicate ladylike noble poised polished pristine tasteful innocent

Sentences including 淑

  • She's every bit an english lady.

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