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Kanji Detail for 狙 - "to aim"

狙

  • Meaning

    狙 means "to aim." Also associated with monkey.

    1. Monkey - An ape; a type of primate.

    2. To aim - To target; to watch for an opportunity.

  • Words using 狙

    • 狙い ねらい Listen aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object
    • 狙う ねらう Listen to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on

  • Tattoo check: 狙

    • Verified meaning: to aim
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: monkey

    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

    aim at; sight; shadow; stalk

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    an ape, monkey; to spy, watch for; to lie

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    macaque; to spy; to lie in ambush

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    monkey, ape; to spy, to watch for; to lie in ambush

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

    A type of ape. A cunning beast. | To lie in wait. Lying in ambush and striking is called 狙擊 (to ambush). Seen in (Records of the Grand Historian).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sho(ショ) ショ

    so(ソ) ソ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nera.i(ねら-い) ねら-い

    nera.u(ねら-う) ねら-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords

    monkey to aim target goal intention objective primate ape focus purpose pursue pinpoint sight

Sentences including 狙

  • What are you getting at?

  • All of us aim at success.

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