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Kanji Detail for 申 - "to state, monkey, to report"

申

  • Meaning

    申 means "to state, monkey, to report."

    1. State - To express; to declare.

    2. Monkey - The ninth zodiac animal.

    3. Report - To inform; to tell.

  • Words using 申

    • 申請 しんせい Listen application; request; petition
    • 答申 とうしん Listen report; reply; findings
    • 申し込み もうしこみ Listen application; entry; request
    • 申告 しんこく Listen report; return (e.g. tax); statement
    • 申し入れ もうしいれ Listen proposal; offer; report
    • 申し立て もうしたて Listen statement; account (of something); declaration
    • 申し出 もうしで Listen proposal; offer; request
    • 上申 じょうしん Listen report to a superior

  • Tattoo check: 申

    • Verified meaning: to state, monkey, to report
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しげる, しん, すう)

    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 申

    Given names 申(しん)Listen

    Surnames 申(しげる)Listen 申(すう)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mou.shi(もう-し) もう-し

    mou.su(もう-す) もう-す

    saru(さる) さる

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    田 (ta・tahen)

  • Related Keywords

    to state monkey to report lightning time speak announce assert communicate convey declare disclose express inform notify proclaim reveal tell utter zodiac ninth

Sentences including 申

  • I'll apply for the job today.

  • I took him up on his offer.

  • I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long.

  • May i have your attention , please?

  • I'm sure he'll catch at this offer.

  • I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long.

  • I cannot thank you too much.

  • I'm sorry i can't put you up tonight.

  • I'm sorry , but it's impossible.

  • She turned down our offer of help.

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