Kanji Detail for 醍 - "whey, good Buddhist teaching"

醍

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

醍 means "whey, good Buddhist teaching."
1. Daigo - A refined dairy product; the essence.
2. Red sake - A type of colored rice wine.
Tattoo check: 醍
- Verified meaning: whey, good Buddhist teaching
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
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

whey; good Buddhist teaching

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

essential oil of butter

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 醍醐[ti2 hu2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

essential oil of butter

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

Wine that is clear and red is called 醍. | 醍醐. The oil-like substance that congeals on top of cream. Its flavor is most rich. Therefore hearing profound doctrine is compared to 灌頂醍醐 (pouring ghee on the head). Originally a Buddhist expression.
Onyomi

dai(ダイ)

tai(タイ)

tei(テイ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)
Related Keywords

daigo red sake cream essence refined extract elixir distillation fermented alcohol beverage purity perfection nectar

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