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Kanji Detail for 讃 - "to praise"

讃

  • Meaning

    讃 means "to praise." Also associated with to clarify, to assist.

    1. To praise - To extol; to commend.

    2. To clarify - To make clear.

    3. To assist - To help; to support.

    4. Eulogy - A literary form of praise.

    5. Hymn - Songs praising Buddha.

  • Tattoo check: 讃

    • Verified meaning: to praise
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さん)
    • Also carries these associations: to clarify, to assist

    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 讃

    Surnames 讃(さん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    praise; title on a picture

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    praise, commend, eulogize

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 讚|赞[zan4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    san(サン) サン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ho.meru(ほ-める) ほ-める

    tata.eru(たた-える) たた-える

  • Strokes

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    22 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to praise to clarify to assist eulogy hymn commend buddhist song style of writing acclaim extol glorify honor reveal aid

Sentences including 讃

  • We could not but admire his courage.

  • "They're stupid children. What a nuisance," she said. I replied, praising them: "What are you saying? They're both smart, with a good memory and a promising future."

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