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Kanji Detail for 額 - "forehead, amount, frame"

  • Meaning

    額 means "forehead, amount, frame."

    1. Forehead - The front of the head above eyes.

    2. Amount - A quantity or sum; a specified number.

    3. Frame - A border for pictures or text; a tablet.

    4. Prostrate - To bow with forehead touching ground.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    forehead; tablet; plaque; framed picture; sum; amount; volume

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    forehead; tablet, plaque; fixed

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    forehead; horizontal tablet or inscribed board; specified number or amount

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    forehead; quota, amount

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

    The area above the eyebrows and below the hairline. | A fixed number. As in a fixed number of soldiers is called 額兵. A fixed amount of pay is called 額餉. | A plaque. Hung above doors and screens. Named because it is like a person's forehead. | The cheek. Commonly written as 腮.
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