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Kanji Detail for 翳 - "canopy, cover, dim, shadow, blur"

翳

  • Meaning

    翳 means "canopy, cover, dim, shadow, blur."

    1. Canopy - A silk parasol decorated with feathers.

    2. Cover - To shade; to hold over.

    3. Dim - To become cloudy.

    4. Shadow - Shade; cloudiness.

    5. Blur - For vision to become hazy.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hold aloft

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    shade, screen; to hide, screen

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 翳[yi4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    shade, screen; to hide, to screen

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

    A feathered canopy. Feathered implements held during musical dances. To conceal oneself. Like pheasant tail fans and such. | All concealment is called 翳. Such as saying 樹木隱翳 (trees hidden and shaded). | An eye disease where a membrane obstructs the pupil. Making one unable to see. Is also called 翳 (cataract). | 翱翔. To roam freely.
  • Onyomitip

    ei(えい) えい

  • Kunyomitip

    kage.ru(かげる) かげる

    kazasu kazasu

    kinugasa kinugasa

  • Strokestip

    17 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    羽 (hane)

  • Related Keywords
    canopy silk parasol decorated feathers cover shade hold dim become cloudy shadow cloudiness blur vision

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