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Kanji Detail for 字 - "character, letter, word"

  • Meaning

    字 means "character, letter, word."

    1. Character - A symbol for writing language; a letter.

    2. Courtesy name - A name given after coming of age, in addition to one's real name.

    3. To nurture - To raise; to foster; to cultivate.

    4. District - A small division within a town or village.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    character; letter; word; section of village

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    letter, character, word

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    character, letter, symbol, word

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

    Writing. Creating shapes according to categories is called 文. Combining form and sound is called 字. | A courtesy name. Men at twenty are capped and given a 字. See (Book of Rites, Quli). The 字 expresses the meaning of the given name. Such as Confucius's son was named Li (carp), with courtesy name Boyu (Elder Fish). | Women when betrothed are pinned and given a 字. Hence betrothal is also called 字人. | To nurse. Giving birth is called 字. The character 字 originally takes this meaning, suggesting proliferation. | To love. 撫字 means to nurture. Such as 撫字心勞, meaning attentive to nurturing and care.
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