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Kanji Detail for 祇 - "only"

祇

  • Meaning

    祇 means "only." Also associated with earth deity, country god.

    1. Earth deity - A god of the land; local deity.

    2. Only - Used for emphasis and limitation.

  • Four-character idioms with 祇

    • 天神地祇 てんしんちぎ Listen gods of heaven and earth

  • Tattoo check: 祇

    • Verified meaning: only
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: earth deity, country god

    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

    national or local god; peaceful; great

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    the spirit of the earth; (same as 只) only, merely, but

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 只[zhi3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    only, just, simply; one of a pair; an earth god

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

    The spirit of the earth is called 祇. | Just. Only. (Book of Odes) "Only disturbing my heart." Like saying uselessly confusing people.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gi(ギ) ギ

    ki(キ) キ

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kunitsukami(くにつかみ) くにつかみ

    masani(まさ-に) まさ-に

    tada(ただ) ただ

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    示 礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)

  • Related Keywords

    earth deity only country god emphasis shrine divine sacred holy land local festival ceremony offering

Sentences including 祇

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