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Kanji Detail for 含 - "to contain, to include"

含

  • Meaning

    含 means "to contain, to include." Also associated with jade.

    1. To contain - To put in the mouth.

    2. To hold - To keep inside; to harbor; to include.

    3. Jade - Jade placed in the mouth of the deceased in ancient funerals.

    4. To explain - To tell; to make understand.

  • Words using 含

    • 含み ふくみ Listen implication; hidden meaning; latitude
    • 含有 がんゆう Listen containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
    • 含む ふくむ Listen to contain; to comprise; to have
    • 含める ふくめる Listen to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand

  • Tattoo check: 含

    • Verified meaning: to contain, to include
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: jade

    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

    contain; include; hold in the mouth; bear in mind; understand; cherish

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hold in mouth; cherish; contain

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to keep in the mouth; to contain

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish

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

    Holding in the mouth without swallowing or spitting out. | To tolerate. Such as those who don't easily show joy or anger are called 含蓄, 含容. | In ancient funeral rites, placing rice and precious items in the deceased's mouth is called 含. Read in departing tone. The obituary term 親含殮 originates from this. Also written as 琀 or 唅.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gan(ガン) ガン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fuku.meru(ふく-める) ふく-める

    fuku.mu(ふく-む) ふく-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to contain jade to include to hold instruct comprise embrace enclose encompass harbor incorporate involve bear carry possess subsume mouth gem precious stone

Sentences including 含

  • Am i included in the team?

  • Does that include breakfast?

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