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Kanji Detail for 劉 - "kill, axe"

劉

  • Meaning

    劉 means "kill, axe." Also associated with arrange.

    1. Kill - To slay; to destroy (archaic).

    2. Arrange - To line up; to organize.

    3. Axe - A cutting weapon.

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    • Verified meaning: kill, axe
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しま, つずき, みずき, ゆ)
    • Also carries these associations: arrange

    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 劉

    Given names 劉(りゅう)Listen

    Surnames 劉(しま)Listen 劉(つずき)Listen 劉(みずき)Listen 劉(ゆ)Listen 劉(ゆう)Listen 劉(らう)Listen 劉(らお)Listen 劉(りう)Listen 劉(りゆう)Listen 劉(りよう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    weapon of war; logging axe; kill en masse; peeling (paint off a wall, etc); sparse; faded

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    surname; kill, destroy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Liu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to kill, to destroy; surname

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

    To kill. Also written as 鐂. Originally written as ⿰⿱丣金刂. Upper left from 丣, the ancient character for 酉 of 申酉. Now commonly written from 卯.

  • Onyomi

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    ru(ル) ル

    ryuu(リュウ) リュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    koro.su(ころ-す) ころ-す

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    kill arrange axe connect join slay destroy weapon cutting sever surname dynasty heritage

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