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Kanji Detail for 珂 - "jewel"

珂

  • Meaning

    珂 means "jewel." Also associated with shell ornament, horse decoration.

    1. Gemstone - A type of precious stone; white agate.

    2. Shell ornament - A decorative shell; a bridle ornament.

    3. Horse decoration - An ornament for horse bridles.

  • Tattoo check: 珂

    • Verified meaning: jewel
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: shell ornament, horse decoration

    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

    jewel

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    inferior kind of jade

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    jade-like stone

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    an inferior kind of jade

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

    A stone next to jade. Also called white agate. Ancients used it for horse decorations. As in 鳴珂 (jingling white agate), referring to the carriages of the noble. Hence calling someone's hometown 珂鄉, 珂里, meaning the hometown of the wealthy and noble.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    shell ornament horse decoration jewel gemstone jade-like beautiful decorative elegant lustrous ornamental precious polished mineral

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