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Kanji Detail for 諒 - "understand, truth"

諒

  • Meaning

    諒 means "understand, truth." Also associated with trust.

    1. Truth - Sincerity; honesty.

    2. Trust - To believe in; to have faith.

    3. Understand - To comprehend sympathetically.

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    • Verified meaning: understand, truth
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, あきら, まこと, りょう)
    • Also carries these associations: trust

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 諒

    Given names 諒(あき)Listen 諒(あきら)Listen 諒(まこと)Listen 諒(りょう)Listen

    Surnames 諒(りょうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fact; reality; understand; appreciate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    excuse, forgive; guess, presume

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to show understanding; to excuse; to presume; to expect

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume

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

    Trustworthiness. Small trustworthiness is called 諒. The Analects says "How can this be like the trustworthiness of ordinary men and women." | A word for surmising feelings and intentions. Such as 諒能 (presumably able), 諒可 (presumably permissible). | Commonly means forgiving someone is called 諒. Such as 原諒 (forgive), 見諒 (ask for understanding).

  • Onyomi

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    ryoh(リョウ) リョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    aki.raka(あきらか) あきらか

    makotoni(まこと-に) まこと-に

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    truth trust understand believing compassion knowing revealing honesty sincerity comprehension sympathy empathy faith forgiveness acceptance tolerance insight patience kindness

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