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Kanji Detail for 笈 - "box"

笈

  • Meaning

    笈 means "box." Also associated with container.

    1. Book box - A box for carrying books on the back.

    2. Scholar's pack - A traveling bookcase.

  • Tattoo check: 笈

    • Verified meaning: box
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: container

    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

    backpack bookcase

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bamboo box used carry books

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    trunks (for books)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bamboo box used carry books

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

    A book case. Carrying a book case to follow a teacher. Seen in (Records of the Grand Historian).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    box container book box backpack satchel bag knapsack carried luggage

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