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Kanji Detail for 申 - "state, monkey, express"

  • Meaning

    申 means "state, monkey, express."

    1. State - To express; to declare.

    2. Monkey - The ninth zodiac animal.

    3. Report - To inform; to tell.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to state to a superior, report; extend; ninth earthly branch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]; surname Shen

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to report; to extend; to explain; to declare

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

    The ninth position of the twelve Earthly Branches. From 3 PM to 5 PM is the 申 hour. | To repeat. Such as repeatedly stating something is called 申說. | To convey. Such as presenting gifts to others is called 奉申菲敬 (offering humble respect) and such. | Same as 伸. To extend. 屈伸 (bend and extend) can also be written as 屈申. | In the past in finance, adding to weight and purity was also called 申. Such as saying 申水 (water markup). | A place name. The Huangpu River in Shanghai is also called Chunshen River. Hence Shanghai is abbreviated as 申.
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