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Kanji Detail for 藉 - "spread, borrow, rely, pretext, comfort"
藉
- Meaning
藉 means "spread, borrow, rely, pretext, comfort."
Spread - A mat; bedding.
Borrow - To lend or borrow.
Rely - To depend on.
Pretext - To use as an excuse.
Comfort - To soothe; to soften.
Trample - To tread upon.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
carpet; lend; borrow; make excuses; spread out
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
mat, pad; rely on; pretext
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 借[jie4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
by means of; excuse, pretext; to rely on
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A mat or cushion. Using grass as padding. Therefore lying or sitting on it is also called 藉. Such as saying 互相枕藉 (lying on each other). This is the meaning. | To rely on. Having something to depend on is called 憑藉 (relying on). | To borrow. Such as saying 藉端滋事 (using a pretext to cause trouble). Also 藉口 (making an excuse), 藉手 (using as a means). Have this meaning. | The meaning of tolerance. Speaking of someone's magnanimity is called 醞藉 (cultivated). Also offering comfort is called 慰藉. Also giving leeway for accommodation. | A particle. The meaning of supposing. | Interchangeable with 籍. 狼籍 (in disarray), 籍田 (imperial farmland), etc. Anciently also written as 藉. | A type of bean. A vine. Leaves are oval and pointed. Flowers are butterfly-shaped. Fruit forms pods in autumn. Shape is flat and large. Used as vegetables when tender. Seeds have white, black, brown and other colors. Interchangeable with 扁.
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