One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 瑚 - "coral"

瑚

  • Meaning

    瑚 means "coral." Also associated with ritual vessel.

    1. Ritual vessel - A name for ceremonial objects.

    2. Coral - The calcareous remains of coral organisms in the sea, used for decoration.

  • Words using 瑚

    • 珊瑚 さんご Listen coral

  • Tattoo check: 瑚

    • Verified meaning: coral
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さんご)
    • Also carries these associations: ritual vessel

    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.

  • Name readings of 瑚

    Given names 瑚(さんご)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ancestral offering receptacle; coral

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    coral; person of virtue

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 珊瑚[shan1 hu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    coral

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

    珊瑚. See "珊" for details. | 瑚璉. Vessels for holding millet in ancestral temples. Called 瑚 in Xia, 璉 in Shang.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    go(ゴ) ゴ

    ko(コ) コ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    ritual vessel coral reef marine ocean sea precious jewelry decoration ceremonial underwater

More kanji with the radical 玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link