Kanji Detail for 赳 - "valiant, fierce, strong"

赳

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

赳 means "valiant, fierce, strong."
1. Valiant - Brave and bold.
2. Fierce - Powerful and aggressive.
3. Strong - Mighty and powerful.
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- Verified meaning: valiant, fierce, strong
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read いさみ, いさむ, きゅう, たけし)
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 赳

Given names 赳(いさみ) 赳(いさむ) 赳(たけし) 赳(たける) 赳(つよし)

Surnames 赳(きゅう)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

strong and brave

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

grand, valiant

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

see 赳赳[jiu1 jiu1]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

gallant, valiant

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

赳赳. A martial appearance. Appears in "Book of Odes."
Onyomi

kyuu(キュウ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

走 (hashiru・sonyo)
Related Keywords

valiant fierce strong bold brave courageous fearless gallant heroic intrepid mighty resolute stalwart sturdy