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Kanji Detail for 漣 - "ripple"

漣

  • Meaning

    漣 means "ripple." Also associated with tears.

    1. Ripple - Small waves on water.

    2. Tears - Streams of water flowing.

  • Tattoo check: 漣

    • Verified meaning: ripple
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さざなみ, むらじ, れん)
    • Also carries these associations: tears

    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 漣

    Given names 漣(さざなみ)Listen 漣(むらじ)Listen 漣(れん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ripples

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    flowing water; ripples; weeping

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ripple; tearful

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    flowing water; ripples; weeping

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

    When wind blows over water creating ripples, it is called 漣. (Book of Odes) "The river water is clear and rippling." | Appearance of tears falling.

  • Onyomi

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    ran(ラン) ラン

    ren(レン) レン

  • Kunyomi

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    sazanami(さざなみ) さざなみ

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    ripple tears crying small waves wavelets water undulation flow current oscillation pattern surface movement disturbance tide swirl eddy

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