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Kanji Detail for 處 - "dwell, recluse, place, handle"
處
- Meaning
處 means "dwell, recluse, place, handle."
Dwell - To stay; to reside; to settle.
Recluse - One who remains at home without entering public life.
Place - To put; to set.
Handle - To settle a matter.
Place - A location.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
place; locale; department
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
place, locale; department
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The opposite of going out. 出處. Like saying 行藏 (conduct). Therefore staying at home is all called 處. Such as a scholar not in office being called 處士 (retired scholar). An unmarried girl being called 處子 or 處女 (virgin). | Placing people and things is called 處. Such as 處置 (dispose), 自處 (conduct oneself). | To consider and seek peace. Such as saying 處心積慮 (deliberate and plan). Therefore distinguishing matters so that importance and urgency each finds its proper place is called 區處 (arrange), 處分 (deal with). Punishment is also called 處刑. Such as 處斬 (execute by beheading), 處絞 (execute by strangling). | A place or location. Such as saying 問訊處 (inquiry office), 辦事處 (administrative office). All refer to places. | Indicating a place is called 處. Such as 到處 (everywhere), 何處 (where). Also everywhere is called 處處.
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