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Kanji Detail for 紳 - "gentleman, belt"

紳

  • Meaning

    紳 means "gentleman, belt." Also associated with distinguished, man.

    1. Gentleman - A man of good social position.

    2. Distinguished - Having high status.

    3. Belt - A ceremonial sash.

  • Words using 紳

    • 紳士 しんし Listen gentleman

  • Four-character idioms with 紳

    • 紳士淑女 しんししゅくじょ Listen ladies and gentlemen
    • 貴顕紳士 きけんしんし Listen gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries

  • Tattoo check: 紳

    • Verified meaning: gentleman, belt
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しん, しんじ, まこと)
    • Also carries these associations: distinguished, man

    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 紳

    Given names 紳(しん)Listen 紳(まこと)Listen

    Surnames 紳(しんじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sire; good belt; gentleman

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    girdle; tie, bind; gentry

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    member of gentry

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    girdle, tie; gentry; to bend

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

    A large belt. (Analects) "Zizhang wrote it on his sash." | Officials were anciently called 搢紳. Also written as 縉紳. Hence officials who retired to their hometown were also called 紳. Such as 紳士 (gentry), 紳衿 (gentry).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    gentleman distinguished belt dignified grand high-ranking refined aristocrat civility class culture decorum dignity elegance etiquette grace manners nobility poise refinement sash

Sentences including 紳

  • Isn't he an american gentleman?

  • A gentleman is always kind to others.

  • A gentleman would not say such a thing.

  • I met a certain gentleman at the station.

  • He is far from being a gentleman.

  • I remember seeing the gentleman before.

  • He is anything but a gentleman.

  • Any gentleman would not use such language.

  • He is quite a gentleman.

  • Who is that gentleman?

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