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Kanji Detail for 賜 - "to grant, to bestow"

賜

  • Meaning

    賜 means "to grant, to bestow." Also associated with favor.

    1. Grant - To give formally.

    2. Bestow - To confer as a gift.

    3. Favor - A kind act; a blessing.

  • Words using 賜

    • 賜杯 しはい Listen Emperor's cup; trophy given by the Emperor

  • Tattoo check: 賜

    • Verified meaning: to grant, to bestow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たまう, たもう)
    • Also carries these associations: favor

    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 賜

    Given names 賜(たまう)Listen

    Surnames 賜(たもう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grant; gift; boon; results

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    give, bestow favors; appoint

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to give; to bestow a favor; to appoint

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

    To give. What is given by superiors is called 賜. Such as 賞賜 (rewards), 賜書 (bestow a letter). | Favor. "Analects" says "The people receive his favor to this day." | Complete. Also written as 儩. Such as in letters, when one cannot say everything, it is written as 不儩 (incomplete).

  • Onyomi

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    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

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    tama.u(たま-う) たま-う

    tamawa.ru(たまわ-る) たまわ-る

    tamo.u(たも-う) たも-う

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    to grant to bestow favor confer award blessing boon bounty dispensation donate endow gift give largesse present

Sentences including 賜

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