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Kanji Detail for 熟 - "ripe, skilled, mature"

  • Meaning

    熟 means "ripe, skilled, mature."

    1. Ripe - Fully developed; mature.

    2. Skilled - Proficient; experienced.

    3. Thoroughly - Completely; fully.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mellow; ripen; mature; acquire skill

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    well-cooked; ripe; familiar with

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with

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

    Cooked and ready to eat is called 熟. As in 生熟 (raw and cooked). | Abundant harvest of grain. As in 荒熟 (famine and plenty). | Thorough and detailed is called 熟. As in 精熟 (thoroughly proficient), 純熟 (skilled), 熟思 (careful thought), 熟視 (careful observation). | What one is accustomed to is called 熟. As in 駕輕車,就熟路 (driving a light carriage on a familiar road).
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