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Kanji Detail for 牒 - "document"

牒

  • Meaning

    牒 means "document." Also associated with certificate, register.

    1. Document - An official written record.

    2. Certificate - A formal written statement.

    3. Register - A book of records; an official list.

  • Four-character idioms with 牒

    • 最後通牒 さいごつうちょう Listen ultimatum

  • Tattoo check: 牒

    • Verified meaning: document
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: certificate, register

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    label; genealogy; circular

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    documents, records; dispatch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (official) document; dispatch

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    documents, records; to dispatch

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

    A tablet. A small letter. | A genealogy. In old times, those who compiled imperial genealogies were called 玉牒館.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fuda(ふだ) ふだ

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    片 (kata・katahen)

  • Related Keywords

    document certificate register book complaint writing official paper record deed license permit decree contract letter proclamation registration

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