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Kanji Detail for 揮 - "to wield, to command"

揮

  • Meaning

    揮 means "to wield, to command." Also associated with to scatter.

    1. Wield - To brandish; to swing.

    2. Command - To direct; to lead.

    3. Scatter - To spread about; to disperse.

  • Words using 揮

    • 指揮者 しきしゃ Listen (musical) conductor; commander; leader
    • 発揮 はっき Listen show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration

  • Four-character idioms with 揮

    • 陣頭指揮 じんとうしき Listen taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group

  • Tattoo check: 揮

    • Verified meaning: to wield, to command
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to scatter

    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

    brandish; wave; wag; swing; shake

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    direct; wipe away; squander

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away

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

    To wave. Such as 揮刀, 揮毫. Now, writing with a brush is 揮酒. Such as 大筆一揮, 一揮而就. | To scatter. Such as 揮霍, 發揮.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    furu.u(ふ-るう) ふ-るう

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    wield command scatter repel swing wave brandish control direct disperse flourish gesture govern guide lead manage signal

Sentences including 揮

  • The famous conductor lives in new york.

  • We are under his command.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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