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Kanji Detail for 竦 - "tiptoe, fear, revere, tower, encourage"
竦
- Meaning
竦 means "tiptoe, fear, revere, tower, encourage."
Tiptoe - To stand on one's toes.
Fear - To cower; to shrink back.
Revere - To be respectful; to be humble.
Tower - To rise high; to stand tall.
Encourage - To urge.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
crouch; cower
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
revere, respect, be in awe of
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
respectful; horrified; to raise (one's shoulders); to stand on tiptoe; to crane
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to revere, to respect; to be in awe of
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Reverence. Such as 竦息 (hold one's breath in reverence), 竦立 (stand reverently). Like saying raising one's spirits.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
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Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
「こんな訳で私はどちらの方面へ向っても進む事ができずに立ち竦んでいました」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
奥さんはそこに居竦まったように、私の顔を見て黙っていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうしてまた凝と竦んでしまいます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「こんな訳で私はどちらの方面へ向っても進む事ができずに立ち竦んでいました」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
奥さんはそこに居竦まったように、私の顔を見て黙っていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうしてまた凝と竦んでしまいます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha