Share this link via
Or copy link
Kanji Detail for 耦 - "plow together, match, companion, even"
耦
- Meaning
耦 means "plow together, match, companion, even."
Plow together - For two people to till a field side by side.
Match - To face; to unite.
Companion - A peer; a partner.
Even - An even number.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
plow side by side; team of two
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
plow side by side; team of two
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
a pair; a mate; a couple; to couple; plowshare
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to plow side-by-side; pair, couple; a team of two
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Two people plowing side by side. (Analects) "Chang Ju and Jie Ni were plowing together." Hence both people are called 耦. Husband and wife are called 配耦 (spouse). This is it. | Paired. Paired speech is called 耦語. | Single is called 奇 (odd). Double is called 耦 (even).
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
none
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords