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Kanji Detail for 淵 - "deep pool, deep"

淵

  • Meaning

    淵 means "deep pool, deep." Also associated with gathering place.

    1. Deep pool - A place with deep, collected water.

    2. Gathering place - Where things accumulate.

    3. Deep - Profound; reaching far down.

    4. Quiet - Serene; tranquil; still.

  • Tattoo check: 淵

    • Verified meaning: deep pool, deep
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えん, たかぶち, ふかし, ふち)
    • Also carries these associations: gathering place

    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 淵

    Given names 淵(ふかし)Listen

    Surnames 淵(えん)Listen 淵(たかぶち)Listen 淵(ふち)Listen 淵(ぶち)Listen 淵(ふちざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    abyss; edge; deep pool; the depths

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    gulf, abyss, deep

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    deep pool; deep; profound

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up

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

    A whirlpool. Water emerging from the ground without flowing is called 淵. See Guanzi. | Deep. As in scholarship described as 淵博 (profound and extensive), writing described as 淵雅 (profound and elegant). All take the meaning of "deep." | [Character explanation] Commonly written as 淵.

  • Onyomi

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    en(エン) エン

    kaku(カク) カク

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    fuchi(ふち) ふち

    hanawa(はなわ) はなわ

    kata.i(かた-い) かた-い

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    deep pool gathering place deep mysterious quiet abyss profound basin depth chasm pond bottom reservoir serene accumulate hidden

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