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Kanji Detail for 著 - "write, notable, famous"

  • Meaning

    著 means "write, notable, famous."

    1. Write - To author; to compose.

    2. Notable - Remarkable; distinguished.

    3. Clear - Obvious; evident.

    4. Wear - To put on; to don.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    manifest; (Cant.) to wear

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to show, to prove, to make known

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

    Clear or manifest. Such as 顯著 (prominent), 著名 (famous). | To write or compose. Such as saying 著書立說 (writing books and establishing theories). | To establish or proclaim. Such as saying 永著為令 (permanently established as law). | To wear clothing. Such as saying 著衣 (wearing clothes), 著屐 (wearing clogs). | In the game of Go, placing a piece is called 著. Therefore when something goes wrong, it is called 失著 (a wrong move). | To attach. People who permanently reside without moving are called 土著 (native). Also blooming flowers is called 著花. Everywhere is called 著處. Often used in poetry. | A particle. Such as 見著 (seeing), 逢著 (encountering). Equivalent to saying "to get to." | A command word. Such as saying 著照所請 (ordered to comply with the request). | When affairs come to a conclusion it is called 著. Such as 著落 (whereabouts), 著實 (solidly).
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