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Kanji Detail for 贅 - "pawn, superfluous, wart, son-in-law"

贅

  • Meaning

    贅 means "pawn, superfluous, wart, son-in-law."

    1. Pawn - To place in pledge.

    2. Superfluous - Wasteful; unnecessary.

    3. Wart - A growth; a lump.

    4. Son-in-law - A man who marries into his wife's family.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    luxury

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    unnecessary, superfluous

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) superfluous; (bound form) (of a man) to move into the household of one's in-laws after marrying; (of the bride's parents) to have the groom join one's household

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    unnecessary, superfluous

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

    To attach. Meaning to connect and attach. Attached growths like warts are called 贅疣 (warts). Therefore things that are useless and surplus are all called 贅. | A type of speech. Such as in letters, 言不贅 (no need to say more). Meaning not wasting more words.
  • Onyomitip

    sei(せい) せい

    zei(ぜい) ぜい

  • Kunyomitip

    ibo ibo

  • Strokestip

    18 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords
    pawn place pledge superfluous wasteful unnecessary wart growth lump son law man marries his wife

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