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Kanji Detail for 芒 - "awn, point, blade, dim, vague"
芒
- Meaning
芒 means "awn, point, blade, dim, vague."
Awn - The bristle at the tip of grass plants.
Point - A sharp tip.
Blade - The tip of a cutting tool.
Dim - Ignorant; dull.
Vague - Indistinct.
Pampas grass - A perennial grass of the Poaceae family (Japanese usage).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
pampas grass; beard (grain)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
Miscanthus sinensis
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
awn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade); Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass); variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
blade; ray; silvergrass, Miscanthus sinensis
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A grass name. Wild. Five to six feet tall. Leaves narrow, long, and pointed. Hard texture. Cuts people like a blade. Its sheaths can make straw sandals. What is called 芒鞋 (straw sandals). This is it. | The tip of grass. Referring to the sharp upward-pointing part. Hence the fine hair at the tip of grain is called 芒 (awn). Such as rice awns and such. By extension, all sharp tips are called 芒. Such as 光芒 (rays), 鬚芒 (beard tips). Also interchangeable with the 鋩 in 鋒鋩 (sharp edge). | A tired appearance. (Mencius) "Looking tired, he returned home."
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