Kanji Detail for 錫 - "tin, bestow, blessing"

錫

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
錫 means "tin, bestow, blessing."
1. Tin - A silver-white metal.
2. Staff - A staff carried by monks.
3. Bestowal - A gift; a blessing.
4. To grant - To give; to bestow.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

copper; tin

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

tin (element 50, Sn); bestow, confer

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

tin; to bestow, to confer

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

A metallic mineral. White in color with luster. Resembling silver. Soft in quality. Easy to forge. When hammered, it becomes thin sheets. In air or water, it does not lose its luster. Therefore copper and iron vessels are often plated with tin on the surface. Can be used for utensils and alloys. Industrial demand is extremely high. | To bestow. In former times, all imperial grants and appointments were called 錫.
Onyomi

seki(セキ)

shaku(シャク)
Kunyomi

suzu(すず)

tama.u(たま-う)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

金 (kane・kanehen)
Related Keywords
tin metal staff bestow grant give gift blessing monk Buddhist pilgrimage silver bright pure ceremonial sacred journey award confer present