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Kanji Detail for 逗 - "pause"

逗

  • Meaning

    逗 means "pause." Also associated with stay, punctuation.

    1. Stay - To remain; to stop temporarily.

    2. Pause - To halt; to take a break.

    3. Punctuation - A break or pause in text.

  • Tattoo check: 逗

    • Verified meaning: pause
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: stay, punctuation

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stop

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tempt, allure, arouse, stir

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to entice, to tempt; to arouse, to stir

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

    To pause briefly. Stopping without advancing is called 逗留 (stay).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

    zu(ズ) ズ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    todo.maru(とど-まる) とど-まる

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    stay pause punctuation stop comma halt break remain delay hesitation intermission interruption cease

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