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Kanji Detail for 洛 - "capital, kyoto"

洛

  • Meaning

    洛 means "capital, kyoto." Also associated with connect.

    1. Capital - An ancient Chinese capital (Luoyang).

    2. Kyoto - The old capital of Japan.

    3. Connect - To link; to continue.

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    • Verified meaning: capital, kyoto
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: connect

    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

    Kyoto; the capital

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    river in Shanxi province; city

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Luo; old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a river in the Shanxi province; a city

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

    Name of a river. One is in Shaanxi, sourcing from Baiyu Mountain in Dingbian County, Shaanxi, flowing southeast to Chaoyi County where it joins the Wei River and enters the Yellow River. Another is in Henan, sourcing from Zhongling Mountain in Luonan County, Shaanxi, flowing northeast through Henan and entering the Yellow River at Gongxian.

  • Onyomi

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    raku(ラク) ラク

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    capital kyoto connect ancient city flowing continuous river luoyang heian period culture court temples shrines history art gardens literature

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