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Kanji Detail for 宜 - "suitable, proper"

  • Meaning

    宜 means "suitable, proper." Also associated with should.

    1. Suitable - Appropriate; fitting.

    2. Proper - Correct; right.

    3. Should - Ought to; advisable.

  • Words using

    • 便宜 べんぎ Listen convenience; accommodation; advantage
    • 適宜 てきぎ Listen suitable; appropriate; fitting
    • 宜しい よろしい Listen good; OK; all right
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    • Verified meaning: suitable, proper
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぎし, のり, よしみ, よろし)
    • Also carries these associations: should

    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

    Given names (のり)Listen (よろし)Listen

    Surnames (ぎし)Listen (よしみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    best regards; good

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    suitable, right, fitting, proper

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yi

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fitting, proper, right; what one should do

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

    What is suitable. Such as 宜室宜家. What suits an object's nature is also 宜. 土宜 means local products. | Should; ought to. Such as 不亦宜乎, meaning "naturally so."
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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