Kanji Detail for 赦 - "to forgive, pardon"

赦

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

赦 means "to forgive, pardon."
1. To forgive - To pardon sins or mistakes without blame.
2. Pardon - Forgiveness.
Words using 赦
- 恩赦おんしゃ amnesty; pardon
- 容赦ようしゃ pardon; forgiveness; tolerance
- 容赦なくようしゃなく mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
Tattoo check: 赦
- Verified meaning: to forgive, pardon
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read じろう, つぎお, つぐお)
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 赦

Surnames 赦(じろう) 赦(つぎお) 赦(つぐお)
Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
- Kanji for Forgiveness
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

pardon; forgiveness

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

forgive, remit, pardon

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to pardon (a convict)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to forgive, to pardon, to remit

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

To forgive. Releasing those with crimes is called 赦. Such as 大赦天下 (general amnesty).
Onyomi

sha(シャ)
Kunyomi

yuru.su(ゆる-す)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

赤 (aka・akahen)
Related Keywords

to forgive pardon forgiveness amnesty absolve clemency mercy acquittal exoneration grace indulgence leniency reprieve remission condone spare