Kanji Detail for 鄂 - "state name, place name, hubei, limit, surprised"

鄂

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
鄂 means "state name, place name, hubei, limit, surprised."
1. State name - A Shang dynasty state.
2. Place name - A location in the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period.
3. Hubei - Another name for Hubei Province.
4. Limit - A boundary; an end.
5. Surprised - Startled; astonished.
6. Speak frankly - To state directly.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

place name; frankly

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

Hubei province; startled

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname E; abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

Hubei province; startled

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

A Spring and Autumn period settlement name in Chu. Located in present-day Wuchang County, Hubei. Therefore Hubei Province is also called 鄂. | Border or boundary. As in the boundary of land is called 根鄂.
Onyomi

gaku(がく)
Kunyomi

kagi.ri(かぎり)

odoro.ku(おどろく)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

邑阝 (ozato・mura)
Related Keywords
state name shang dynasty place location chu spring autumn period hubei another province limit boundary