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Kanji Detail for 禱 - "to pray, prayer"

禱

  • Meaning

    禱 means "to pray, prayer." Also associated with worship.

    1. Pray - To petition the divine; to make earnest requests.

    2. Prayer - A spiritual supplication; communication with deities.

    3. Worship - To revere; to honor with devotion.

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    • Verified meaning: to pray, prayer
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: worship

    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

    pray; entreat; beg; plead; prayer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pray; entreat, beg, plead; prayer

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    prayer; pray; supplication

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pray, to entreat, to beg; prayer

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    inoru(いの-る) いの-る

    matsu.ru(まつ-る) まつ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    示 礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)

  • Related Keywords

    to pray prayer worship supplicate beseech appeal devotion earnest entreat implore intercession invocation invoke petition plead request sacred

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