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Kanji Detail for 溢 - "to overflow"

溢

  • Meaning

    溢 means "to overflow." Also associated with to exceed, unit of measurement.

    1. To overflow - To be brimming; water spilling over when full.

    2. To exceed - To go too far; to surpass limits.

    3. Unit of measurement - A unit for volume and weight.

  • Words using 溢

    • 溢れる あふれる Listen to overflow; to brim over; to flood

  • Tattoo check: 溢

    • Verified meaning: to overflow
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read みちる, みつる)
    • Also carries these associations: to exceed, unit of measurement

    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 溢

    Given names 溢(みちる)Listen 溢(みつる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    overflow; inundate; spill

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    overflow, brim over; full

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 鎰|镒[yi4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    full; overflowing

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

    When a vessel is full and water flows out. (Classic of Filial Piety) "Full but not overflowing." Meaning though wealthy, not extravagant. | Twenty-four liang is called 溢. Equivalent to one twenty-fourth of a sheng of rice. Or it is said that two hands cupped is called 掬, one hand is called 溢. 一溢米 means a very small amount of rice.

  • Onyomi

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    itsu(イツ) イツ

  • Kunyomi

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    afu.reru(あふ-れる) あふ-れる

    kobo.reru(こぼ-れる) こぼ-れる

    mi.chiru(み-ちる) み-ちる

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to overflow to exceed unit of measurement spill over brim flood surplus excess abundance cascade overrun gush pour inundate overfill full

Sentences including 溢

  • The street is full of activity.

  • Her eyes were flooded with tears.

  • He was brimming over with hope.

  • He is full of energy.

  • Her eyes began to brim over with tears.

  • Her heart was full of joy.

  • There was a sudden flow of tears from her eyes.

  • They bubbled over with joy.

  • The streets were overflowing with young couples.

  • She is full of adventure.

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