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Kanji Detail for 据 - "to set, to install, to settle"

  • Meaning

    据 means "to set, to install, to settle."

    1. Install - To put in place.

    2. Set - To place in position.

    3. Settle - To establish firmly.

  • Words using

    • 据え置き すえおき Listen deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed
    • 据える すえる Listen to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table)
  • Tattoo check:

    • Verified meaning: to set, to install, to settle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しがらみ)

    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

    Surnames (しがらみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    set; lay a foundation; install; equip; squat down; sit down

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to occupy, take possession of; a base, position

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 據|据[ju4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to possess, to occupy; position; base

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

    A hand ailment. 拮据: See "拮" for details. | Interchangeable with 據.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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