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Kanji Detail for 紆 - "bend, circle, cling, sullen"

紆

  • Meaning

    紆 means "bend, circle, cling, sullen."

    1. Bend - To curve; to wind.

    2. Circle - To go around; to encircle.

    3. Cling - To be entangled; to wrap around.

    4. Sullen - To be depressed; for the mind to be troubled.

  • Four-character idioms with 紆

    • 紆余曲折 うよきょくせつ Listen turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crouch

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bend, turn, twist; distort

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to twist, to turn, to bend; to distort

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

    Winding and circling. Such as 紆迴 (winding), 紆折 (tortuous). Now also saying condescending is called 紆尊. | Mental anguish is called 紆.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    u(ウ) ウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    magaru(ま-がる) ま-がる

    megu.ru(めぐ-る) めぐ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    bend curve wind circle around encircle cling entangled wrap sullen depressed mind troubled

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