Kanji Detail for 舜 - "type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea"

舜

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

舜 means "type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea."
1. Rose of Sharon - A deciduous shrub of the mallow family.
2. Shun - Name of an ancient Chinese sage-emperor.
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- Verified meaning: type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, さとし, しゅん, しゅんじ)
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 舜

Given names 舜(あきら) 舜(さとし) 舜(しゅん) 舜(すん) 舜(ひとし)

Surnames 舜(しゅんじ) 舜(のぼり)
Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
- Kanji for Shun
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

type of morning glory; rose of Sharon; althea

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

legendary ruler, last of the Five Emperors

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

legendary ruler

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

The title of the Yu Emperor (legendary sage ruler Shun).
Onyomi

shun(シュン)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

舛 (maiashi・masu)
Related Keywords

shun mukuge rose of sharon hibiscus ancient chinese emperor sage ruler mallow shrub virtuous wise