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Kanji Detail for 郁 - "flourishing culture"
郁
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Meaning
郁 means "flourishing culture." Also associated with fragrant, warm.
Fragrant - Strong aroma; rich scent.
Warm - Cozy warmth.
Flourishing culture - Prosperous arts and learning.
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- Verified meaning: flourishing culture
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read あや, いく, いくる, かおり)
- Also carries these associations: fragrant, warm
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.
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Name readings of 郁
Given names 郁(あや)
郁(いく)
郁(かおり)
郁(かおる)
郁(かほり)
郁(かをる)
郁(くに)
郁(たかし)
郁(ふみ)
郁(ふみや)
郁(ゆう)
Surnames 郁(いくる)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
cultural progress; perfume
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 鬱|郁[yu4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
melancholy; dense growth
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
郁郁. Having the appearance of brilliant literary accomplishment. The Analerta says: "How brilliant and refined!" | Interchangeable with 鬱. Strong fragrant aroma is called 郁烈, 芬郁.
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Related Keywords
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