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Kanji Detail for 諧 - "harmony"

諧

  • Meaning

    諧 means "harmony." Also associated with humor, accord.

    1. Harmony - Agreement; concord.

    2. Humor - Wit; comedy.

    3. Accord - To agree; to match.

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    • Verified meaning: harmony
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かのう, かのお)
    • Also carries these associations: humor, accord

    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 諧

    Surnames 諧(かのう)Listen 諧(かのお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    harmony

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    harmonize, agree; joke, jest

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to joke, to jest; to harmonize, to agree

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

    To harmonize. Such as musical harmony is called 諧聲 (harmonious sound). Today, success is also called 諧. | Joking. Commonly, jokes are called 詼諧 (humor). Unrestrained words that make people laugh are 詼. Using other words to create witty phrases is 諧.

  • Onyomi

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    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

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    kana.u(かな-う) かな-う

    yawa.ragu(やわ-らぐ) やわ-らぐ

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    harmony humor accord balance harmonize joke stabilize concord agreement coherence collaboration comedy compatibility consensus consonance cooperation melody music peace rapport rhythm tune understanding unity wit

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