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Kanji Detail for 薦 - "to recommend, to offer up"

薦

  • Meaning

    薦 means "to recommend, to offer up." Also associated with to select.

    1. Recommend - To suggest favorably; to endorse.

    2. Select - To choose from among others; to pick out.

    3. Offer up - To present respectfully; to dedicate.

    4. Frequently - Often; repeatedly; many times.

  • Tattoo check: 薦

    • Verified meaning: to recommend, to offer up
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すすむ)
    • Also carries these associations: to select

    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 薦

    Given names 薦(すすむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    recommend; mat; advise; encourage; offer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    offer, present; recommend

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to recommend; to recur, to repeat

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

    Grass. Grass that animals eat is called 薦. Therefore grass mats are also called 薦. Referring to weaving grass to use as bedding. | To offer. Such as 薦新 (offering first fruits) in sacrifices. | To recommend. Such as 薦土 (recommending talents), 薦賢 (recommending the worthy). Today introducing someone is also called 薦. Such as 推薦 (recommend), 引薦 (introduce).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    susu.meru(すす-める) すす-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    to recommend to select to offer up frequently offer present push promote spread lay referral advance advocate choose dedicate endorse introduce nominate pick propose put forward suggest repeatedly

Sentences including 薦

  • Tom recommended the novel to them.

  • I recommend that you to read that novel.

  • Can you recommend a good dictionary to me?

  • The teacher recommended this dictionary to us.

  • I can recommend this book to you.

  • Is there any place you recommend?

  • He recommended this dictionary to me.

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