Kanji Detail for 矜 - "spear handle, pity, boast, respect, value"

矜

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
矜 means "spear handle, pity, boast, respect, value."
1. Spear handle - The shaft of a halberd.
2. Pity - To feel sorry for.
3. Boast - To take pride in.
4. Respect - To be reverent; to honor.
5. Value - To cherish.
6. Widower - A man without a wife.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

pride; respect

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

pity, feel sorry for, show sympathy

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to boast; to esteem; to sympathize

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to pity, to sympathize, to feel sorry for

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

To pity. (Analects) "Then pity them and do not rejoice." Saying the people's ignorant violation of law is pitiable. | To be conceited is called 矜. Such as 矜誇 (boastful) and such. | Being dignified in one's conduct is called 矜. (Analects) "The gentleman is dignified but does not contend." | To revere. (Mencius) "Making all the grandees and people of the state have someone to look up to and emulate."
Onyomi

kan(かん)

kei(けい)

kin(きん)
Kunyomi

awa.remu(あわれむ)

hoko.ru(ほこる)

tsutsushi.mu(つつしむ)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

矛 (hoko・hokohen・munohoko)
Related Keywords
spear handle shaft halberd pity feel sorry boast take pride respect reverent honor value cherish