Kanji Detail for 訣 - "secret, parting, death"

訣

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
訣 means "secret, parting, death."
1. To part - To separate from others; to be bereaved.
2. Secret - The innermost principles; the ultimate technique.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

separation; part; secret

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

take leave of, bid farewell

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to take leave of, to bid farewell; knack, trick

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

To part. Giving parting words before a long separation is called 訣. Such as death parting is called 永訣 (eternal farewell). | A method. The secret methods of occult practitioners are called 訣. Such as 長生訣 (longevity secrets), 太素脈訣 (pulse diagnosis secrets).
Onyomi

ketsu(ケツ)
Kunyomi

waka.reru(わ-かれる)

wakare(わかれ)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)
Related Keywords
secret parting death farewell goodbye separation key point decisive crucial technique principles