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Kanji Detail for 漫 - "random, manga, aimless"

漫

  • Meaning

    漫 means "random, manga, aimless."

    1. To fill - To spread; to be full; to be brimming; to pervade everywhere.

    2. Aimlessly - Carelessly; randomly; aimlessly.

    3. Vaguely - Somehow; without purpose; aimlessly.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cartoon; involuntarily; unrestrained; in spite of oneself; corrupt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    overflow of water; spreading

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    free; unrestrained; to inundate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    inundating; exaggerated

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

    Water so full it is about to overflow. | Without restraint. As in 散漫 (lax), 汗漫 (vast and vague). | Worn and damaged is called 漫. As in 漫漫, 漫滅, both meaning too deteriorated to be distinguished. | Having a superficial meaning. As in 漫聽 (to listen casually), 漫應 (to respond casually). | 漫漫. Appearance of great water flowing level. | Long. As in 漫漫長夜 (long, endless night). | Everywhere. As in 漫山遍野 (covering mountains and fields).
  • Onyomitip

    ban(ばん) ばん

    man(まん) まん

  • Kunyomitip

    mida.rini(みだりに) みだりに

    sozo.roni(そぞろに) そぞろに

  • Strokestip

    14 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords
    random aimless rambling desultory casual manga comic cartoon caricature comedy spread pervade overflow diffuse loose free leisurely

Sentences including 漫

  • I gave her a comic book to read.

  • I gave her a comic book to read.

  • I read comic books.

  • Stop reading comic books while working.

  • I love comic books.

  • He's always reading comics.

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