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Kanji Detail for 既 - "already"
既
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Meaning
既 means "already." Also associated with to exhaust.
Already - Before now; by this time.
Exhaust - To use up completely; to deplete.
End - To finish; to complete.
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Words using 既
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既存
きそん
existing
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既成
きせい
established; existing; accomplished
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既婚
きこん
married
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既得権
きとくけん
vested rights
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既定
きてい
established; fixed; prearranged
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既成事実
きせいじじつ
established fact; fait accompli
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既製
きせい
ready-made; off the shelf
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既存
きそん
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Four-character idioms with 既
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既成事実
きせいじじつ
established fact; fait accompli
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既成概念
きせいがいねん
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
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既成事実
きせいじじつ
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Tattoo check: 既
- Verified meaning: already
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to exhaust
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.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
previously; already; long ago
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
already; de facto; since; then
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
already; since; both... (and...)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
already, since, then; both; de facto
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 既
She knew the story already.
既にご存じのように。
As you already know.
I have already done my homework.