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Kanji Detail for 褐 - "brown, coarse, humble"

褐

  • Meaning

    褐 means "brown, coarse, humble."

    1. Brown - A dark yellowish color.

    2. Coarse cloth - Rough woven fabric.

    3. Humble - Of low status.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    brown; woollen kimono

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    brown; gray or dark color; coarse hemp cloth; Taiwan pr. [he2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    coarse wool; dull, brown

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

    Coarse wool clothing. Such as saying 裋褐不完 (incomplete coarse clothing). | In ancient times, humble people wore coarse clothing. Therefore poor and humble people are also called 褐. Mencius says "Not accepting from a broadly-clothed commoner." | A yellowish-black color without luster is called 褐色 (brown).
  • Onyomitip

    katsu(かつ) かつ

  • Kunyomitip

    nunoko(ぬのこ) ぬのこ

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords
    brown coarse tan chestnut bronze russet auburn earth soil humble poor peasant commoner simple plain rough natural earthy modest

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