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Kanji Detail for 湛 - "deep"

湛

  • Meaning

    湛 means "deep." Also associated with brimming, indulge.

    1. Brimming - Full to overflowing; abundant.

    2. Deep - Profound; having great depth.

    3. Indulge - To engage deeply; to immerse.

  • Tattoo check: 湛

    • Verified meaning: deep
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつし, いのこし, ざん, しずか)
    • Also carries these associations: brimming, indulge

    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 湛

    Given names 湛(あつし)Listen 湛(しずか)Listen 湛(じん)Listen 湛(たたう)Listen 湛(たたえ)Listen 湛(ふかし)Listen 湛(やすし)Listen

    Surnames 湛(いのこし)Listen 湛(ざん)Listen 湛(ただえ)Listen 湛(ただゆ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fill; wear (a smile); clear; pure; dense; deep

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    deep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhan

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    calm, clear, deep (as of a lake)

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

    湛湛. Abundant dew appearance. 湛露 is a poem title, describing the emperor's banquet for meritorious lords, with profound grace and favor, hence deep favor is also called 湛恩. Sometimes read like 沈. | Clear. As in 神志湛然, meaning the spirit is clear and bright.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chin(チン) チン

    jin(ジン) ジン

    sen(セン) セン

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shizu.mu(しず-む) しず-む

    tata.eru(たた-える) たた-える

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    brimming deep indulge enjoyment immersing rich sinking profound abundant full overflowing clear transparent calm tranquil plentiful intense serene

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