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Kanji Detail for 漫 - "cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt"

漫

  • Meaning

    漫 means "cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt."

    1. To fill - To spread; to be full; to be brimming; to pervade everywhere.

    2. Aimlessly - Carelessly; randomly; aimlessly.

    3. Vaguely - Somehow; without purpose; aimlessly.

  • Words using 漫

    • 漫画 まんが Listen cartoon; comic; comic strip
    • 漫画家 まんがか Listen cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist

  • Four-character idioms with 漫

    • 天真爛漫 てんしんらんまん Listen innocent; naive; artless
    • 桜花爛漫 おうからんまん Listen riot of cherry blossoms
    • 漫言放語 まんげんほうご Listen saying whatever one feels; speaking at random; making careless remarks
    • 諸国漫遊 しょこくまんゆう Listen tour around the country; travelling to various provinces

  • Tattoo check: 漫

    • Verified meaning: cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まん)

    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 漫

    Surnames 漫(まん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cartoon; involuntarily; unrestrained; in spite of oneself; corrupt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    overflow of water; spreading

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    free; unrestrained; to inundate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    inundating; exaggerated

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

    Water so full it is about to overflow. | Without restraint. As in 散漫 (lax), 汗漫 (vast and vague). | Worn and damaged is called 漫. As in 漫漫, 漫滅, both meaning too deteriorated to be distinguished. | Having a superficial meaning. As in 漫聽 (to listen casually), 漫應 (to respond casually). | 漫漫. Appearance of great water flowing level. | Long. As in 漫漫長夜 (long, endless night). | Everywhere. As in 漫山遍野 (covering mountains and fields).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    man(マン) マン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    midari.ni(みだ-りに) みだ-りに

    sozo.ro(そぞ-ろ) そぞ-ろ

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to fill vaguely aimlessly comic manga abundant brimming carelessly everywhere extend overflowing pervade randomly spread

Sentences including 漫

  • I gave her a comic book to read.

  • I gave her a comic book to read.

  • I read comic books.

  • Stop reading comic books while working.

  • I love comic books.

  • He's always reading comics.

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