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Kanji Detail for 渥 - "generous, warm, lustrous"
渥
- Meaning
渥 means "generous, warm, lustrous."
Thick - Generous; warm-hearted; sincere.
Moisture - To moisten; to wet; to soak.
Luster - Glossy; shiny; beautifully lustrous.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
kindness; moisten
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
moisten, soak; great, deep; dye; to enrich
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to enrich; to moisten
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to enrich, to dye; to moisten, to soak
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To moisten. The Book of Odes says: "Both generous and abundant" (既優既渥), meaning receiving much rain and dew. By extension, receiving much grace is also called 優渥. | Thickly coating. Applying thick liquid paint on something. As in 渥丹, 渥赭 (vermilion, ochre). Both appear in the Book of Odes.
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