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Kanji Detail for 挨 - "push, approach"

  • Meaning

    挨 means "push, approach." Also associated with greet.

    1. Push - To press against; to shove.

    2. Approach - To come near; to draw close.

    3. Greet - To salute; to welcome (in compound 挨拶).

  • Words using

    • 挨拶 あいさつ Listen greeting; greetings; salutation
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    • Verified meaning: push, approach
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: greet

    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

    approach; draw near; push open

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    near, close by, next to, towards, against; to wait; to lean on

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    close by, near, next to, towards, against; to lean on; to wait

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

    To push. Forcing forward is 挨. | All things close together are 挨. Now, proceeding in order is 挨. Also, being beaten is 挨打.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • I greet my teacher on the street.

  • They paid their compliment to me.

  • He raised his hat when he saw me.

  • I haven't met him properly yet.

  • He went out without saying good-by.

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