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Kanji Detail for 瘦 - "thin, lean, emaciated"

瘦

  • Meaning

    瘦 means "thin, lean, emaciated."

    1. Thin - Slender in body; not fat.

    2. Lean - Having little fat; spare in form.

    3. Emaciated - Very thin from lack of nourishment.

    4. Barren - Unproductive soil; infertile land.

  • Tattoo check: 瘦

    • Verified meaning: thin, lean, emaciated
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    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

    thin; emaciated; lean; meager

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thin, emaciated, lean; meager

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    thin, lean, emaciated; meager

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

    The opposite of fat. Flesh not abundant.

  • Onyomi

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    chu(チュ) チュ

    chuu(チュウ) チュウ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

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    yaseru(や-せる) や-せる

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    疒 (yamaidare)

  • Related Keywords

    thin lean emaciated barren bony frail gaunt haggard infertile lanky malnourished meager scrawny skeletal skinny slender slim spare svelte anorexic

Sentences including 瘦

  • That boy is skinny.

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