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Kanji Detail for 荷 - "lotus, carry, burden"

荷

  • Meaning

    荷 means "lotus, carry, burden."

    1. Lotus - An aquatic plant of the water lily family.

    2. Carry - To bear a load; to shoulder.

    3. Burden - A load; baggage; cargo.

    4. Receive - To accept; to take upon oneself.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    baggage; shoulder-pole load; bear (a burden); shoulder (a gun); load; cargo; freight

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lotus, water lily; Holland

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[He2 lan2])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lotus, water lily; burden, responsibility; Holland

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

    A flower name. Grows in shallow water. Leaves are large and round. Stalks are slender and long. When broken, threads emerge. Blooms in summer months. Colors are red or white. Fruit is called lotus seed. Underground stem is called lotus root. Both are food products. | 薄荷 (mint). A plant name. Has a distinctive fragrance. Leaves are oval. Flowers are light purple. Stems and leaves can be made into peppermint oil and menthol crystals. Both are used medicinally. | To carry on one's shoulder. The Analects says "There was one carrying a basket who passed by Confucius's door." | Receiving someone's favor is called 荷. Such as 拜荷 (expressing gratitude), 感荷 (feeling grateful).
  • Onyomitip

    ka(か) か

  • Kunyomitip

    hasu(はす) はす

    ni(に) に

    nina.u(になう) になう

  • Strokestip

    10 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords
    lotus carry burden load shoulder flower plant responsibility cargo baggage bear transport weight elegant pure beautiful aquatic graceful receive accept

Sentences including 荷

  • Send your baggage in advance.

  • Each of them carried their own pack.

  • This work is enough to break my back.

  • Just help me with this baggage.

  • I want this luggage taken to my room at once.

  • The load of his work was too great for him.

  • He carried her luggage to the train.

  • Could i check my bags?

  • I have three pieces of baggage.

  • I will have him carry the baggage upstairs.

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