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Kanji Detail for 珊 - "coral"

珊

  • Meaning

    珊 means "coral." Also associated with jingling sound, chime.

    1. Coral - The calcareous remains of coral organisms, used for decoration.

    2. Jingling sound - The sound of jade ornaments clinking.

  • Words using 珊

    • 珊瑚 さんご Listen coral

  • Tattoo check: 珊

    • Verified meaning: coral
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: jingling sound, chime

    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

    coral; centimeter

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    coral

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    coral

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    coral

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

    珊瑚 (coral). An animal. Found in warm seas. Often many colonies combined together. Shaped like tree branches. Red ones were used during Qing for hat buttons and court beads. There are also white and yellow ones. | 珊珊. The sound of pendant ornaments. | 闌珊. Appearance of declining and scattering.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    san(サン) サン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sanchi(さんち) さんち

    senchi(せんち) せんち

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    coral jingling sound chime reef marine ocean sea precious jewelry clinking tinkling underwater

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