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Kanji Detail for 忽 - "suddenly, to neglect"

  • Meaning

    忽 means "suddenly, to neglect." Also associated with number unit.

    1. Suddenly - Abruptly; unexpectedly.

    2. To neglect - To treat carelessly; to disregard.

    3. Number unit - One hundred-thousandth.

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    • Verified meaning: suddenly, to neglect
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: number unit

    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

    in a moment; instantly; all of a sudden; neglect; disregard

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    suddenly, abruptly; neglect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    suddenly, abruptly; to neglect

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

    To forget; to be careless. Such as 疏忽, 忽略. | 倏忽: Swift and unexpected. Simply said as 忽. Such as 忽然. | A small unit. In linear measure, below 尺 are 寸, 分, 釐, 毫, 絲, 忽. In weight, below 兩 are 錢, 分, 釐, 毫, 絲, 忽.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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