Kanji Detail for 玷 - "flaw, fault, chip, stain"

玷

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
玷 means "flaw, fault, chip, stain."
1. Flaw - A defect in jade.
2. Fault - A mistake; a shortcoming.
3. Chip - For jade to be nicked.
4. Stain - To tarnish; to damage.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

flaw in gem; flaw in character

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

flaw in gem; flaw in character

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

blemish; disgrace; flaw in jade

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

character flaw; a flaw in a gem

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

A flaw in jade. (Book of Odes) "A flaw in the white jade tablet." Any defect is called 玷. | To disgrace. As in 有玷斯文 (disgracing culture).
Onyomi

ten(てん)
Kunyomi

ka.keru(かける)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

玉王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)
Related Keywords
flaw defect jade fault mistake shortcoming chip nicked stain tarnish damage