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Kanji Detail for 瀕 - "verge"

瀕

  • Meaning

    瀕 means "verge." Also associated with approach, border.

    1. Approach - To come near; to draw close.

    2. Border - To be on the edge of; to face.

    3. Verge - On the brink of something.

  • Tattoo check: 瀕

    • Verified meaning: verge
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: approach, border

    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

    shore; brink; verge

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    approach, be on verge of; near

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to approach; to border on; near

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to approach; near, on the verge of

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

    A water's edge. Same as 濱. Near water is also called 瀕. | Approaching closely is called 瀕. About to depart is called 瀕行. About to die is called 瀕死.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hin(ヒン) ヒン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hotori(ほとり) ほとり

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    approach border verge waterfront water's edge brink boundary close cusp edge end extremity fringe frontier limit margin near precipice threshold

Sentences including 瀕

  • My heart ached for the dying birds.

  • Elephants are in danger of dying out.

  • When they are in danger, they run away.

  • I think I'm in danger.

  • This bird is in danger of dying out.

  • The Siberian tiger is on the verge of extinction.

  • This bird is now in danger of extinction.

  • These animals are on the verge of extinction.

  • What about the family of the dying patient?

  • Many species of insects are on the verge of extinction.

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