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Kanji Detail for 篤 - "sincere, serious"

篤

  • Meaning

    篤 means "sincere, serious." Also associated with devoted.

    1. Sincere - Genuine; heartfelt.

    2. Devoted - Dedicated; earnest.

    3. Serious - Grave; critical (of illness).

    4. Kind - Generous in spirit.

  • Words using 篤

    • 危篤 きとく Listen critical condition; being on the verge of death

  • Four-character idioms with 篤

    • 温厚篤実 おんこうとくじつ Listen having a gentle and sincere personality

  • Tattoo check: 篤

    • Verified meaning: sincere, serious
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつ, あつし, あつじ, あつのり)
    • Also carries these associations: devoted

    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.

  • Name readings of 篤

    Given names 篤(あつ)Listen 篤(あつし)Listen

    Surnames 篤(あつじ)Listen 篤(あつのり)Listen 篤(あつゆき)Listen 篤(とく)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fervent; kind; cordial; serious; deliberate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    deep, true, sincere, genuine

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) sincere; genuine; (bound form) (of an illness) serious

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    deep, serious; genuine, sincere, true

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

    Thick. Pure and unmixed. Such as 敦篤 (sincere). | Severely ill is called 篤.

  • Onyomi

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    toku(トク) トク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    atsu.i(あつ-い) あつ-い

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    sincere devoted serious kind generous compassionate thick diligence faithful genuine earnest wholehearted loyal integrity dedication

Sentences including 篤

  • He fell into critical condition.

  • He was in critical condition.

  • The patient is in danger.

  • Your mother is in critical condition.

  • The sick boy is in a critical condition.

  • It is whispered that the Prime Minister is critically ill.

  • The bullet penetrated his chest, leaving him in critical condition.

  • The nurse told us not to enter the room because the patient was in a critical condition.

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