Kanji Detail for 虔 - "reverent, firm, kill, seize"

虔

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

虔 means "reverent, firm, kill, seize."
1. Reverent - Respectful; careful.
2. Firm - Solid; steady.
3. Kill - To slay.
4. Seize - To take by force.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

respect

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

act with reverence; reverent

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to act with reverence; reverent

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

reverent, devout

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

Firm or steadfast. The Book of Documents says "Seizing and robbing, falsely claiming." Meaning taking others' possessions as if they were one's own. | Reverent. Such as saying 心虔 (sincere heart), 虔卜 (reverent divination). | Commonly calling lowly women 虔婆 (madam).
Onyomi

ken(ケン)
Kunyomi

tsutsushi.mu(つつし-む)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

虍 (torakammuri・toragashira・tora)
Related Keywords

reverent respectful careful firm solid steady kill slay seize take force

トムは敬虔なクリスチャンを自認している。
Tom acknowledges he is a devout Christian.
トムの母親は敬虔なカトリック教徒だった。
Tom's mother was a devout Catholic.
その敬虔なキリスト教徒は自分の信念を断固として貫く。
The devout Christian persists in his belief.
いかにも敬虔なるクリスチャンが送る、礼節重き言葉です。
So characteristic of what a pious Christian would say, this courteous phrase.