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Kanji Detail for 汲 - "to draw water"

汲

  • Meaning

    汲 means "to draw water." Also associated with to pull, busy.

    1. To draw water - To scoop water; to pump up.

    2. To pull - To draw; to lead; to guide.

    3. Busy - Occupied; active.

  • Words using 汲

    • 汲む くむ Listen to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up

  • Tattoo check: 汲

    • Verified meaning: to draw water
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くみ)
    • Also carries these associations: to pull, busy

    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 汲

    Given names 汲(くみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    draw (water); ladle; scoop; pump

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    draw water from well; imbibe

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Ji

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to draw water at a well; to imbibe

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

    To draw water from a well. | 汲汲. A restless, diligent appearance. | 汲引. Equivalent to saying "to promote." Meaning to raise someone up from below.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ku.mu(く-む) く-む

  • Strokes

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    7 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to draw water to pull busy guide ladle scoop bucket well pump fetch extract haul draw cistern water collect

Sentences including 汲

  • I'll get a bucket of water.

  • The village people had to pump water from the well by hand.

  • Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.

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