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Kanji Detail for 振 - "to swing, to rouse, to save"

  • Meaning

    振 means "to swing, to rouse, to save."

    1. To swing - To shake; to wave back and forth.

    2. To rouse - To stir up; to motivate.

    3. To save - To rescue; to help.

    4. Flock - Birds flying in groups.

    5. Manner - Behavior; action; demeanor.

    6. Counter - A word for counting swords.

    7. To allocate - To assign; to distribute.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shake; wave; wag; swing

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    raise, excite, arouse action

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to arouse, to excite; to rouse, to shake

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

    To save. Such as 振濟. Now commonly written as 賑. | To rouse. Such as 振作精神. | To organize. 振旅 is like saying organizing the troops. | To shake. Such as 威振天下. | 振振: Substantial. Also, flourishing appearance.
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