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Kanji Detail for 迂 - "distant, to bend, circuitous"

迂

  • Meaning

    迂 means "distant, to bend, circuitous."

    1. Distant - A far road; roundabout way.

    2. To bend - To curve; to twist; to wind.

    3. Circuitous - Taking the long way around; indirect.

    4. Impractical - Out of touch with worldly matters.

    5. False - To tell lies.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    roundabout way

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    doctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    literal-minded; pedantic; doctrinaire; longwinded; circuitous

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    abstruse, pedantic, unrealistic

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

    Far. A road that is not direct is called 迂. Therefore speech and actions that are not practical are also called 迂闊 (impractical), 迂遠 (roundabout). Also 迂久 means a long time.
  • Onyomitip

    u(ウ) ウ

  • Kunyomitip
    none
  • Strokestip

    7 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords
    distant to bend circuitous far away impractical roundabout indirect meandering detour winding convoluted serpentine crooked pedantic

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