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Kanji Detail for 賓 - "guest"

賓

  • Meaning

    賓 means "guest." Also associated with visitor.

    1. Guest - Especially honored guest; important visitor.

    2. To treat as guest - To entertain.

  • Words using 賓

    • 迎賓館 げいひんかん Listen reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
    • 国賓 こくひん Listen state guest
    • 来賓 らいひん Listen guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
    • 賓客 ひんきゃく Listen guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest

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    • Verified meaning: guest
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ひん, びん)
    • Also carries these associations: visitor

    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.

  • Name readings of 賓

    Surnames 賓(ひん)Listen 賓(びん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    guest

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hin(ヒン) ヒン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    guest visitor host entertain honored welcome hospitality reception

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