Kanji Detail for 甥 - "nephew"

甥

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

甥 means "nephew." Also associated with son-in-law, grandchild.
1. Nephew - The son of one's sibling.
2. Son-in-law - The husband of one's daughter.
3. Grandchild - A daughter's child; an external grandchild.
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- Verified meaning: nephew
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: son-in-law, grandchild
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

nephew

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

niece, sister's child

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(bound form) sister's son; nephew

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

niece, nephew; sister's child

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

A sister's child is called 甥 (nephew/niece). | A son-in-law is also called 甥. (Mencius) "The Emperor lodged his son-in-law in the second chamber."
Onyomi

sei(セイ)

shoh(ショウ)

soh(ソウ)
Kunyomi

muko(むこ)

oi(おい)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

生 (ikiru・umareru)
Related Keywords

nephew son-in-law grandchild relative kin sibling's child