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Kanji Detail for 焦 - "to scorch, to be impatient"

焦

  • Meaning

    焦 means "to scorch, to be impatient." Also associated with to yearn.

    1. To scorch - To burn black.

    2. To yearn - To be troubled; to be irritated; to be impatient.

    3. To be impatient - To be anxious; to hurry.

  • Words using 焦

    • 焦点 しょうてん Listen focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.)
    • 焦り あせり Listen impatience
    • 焦げる こげる Listen to burn; to scorch; to char
    • 焦る あせる Listen to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do)

  • Four-character idioms with 焦

    • 焦心苦慮 しょうしんくりょ Listen worrying oneself (about); being anxious (about); fidgeting (about)
    • 焦熱地獄 しょうねつじごく Listen burning hell; inferno

  • Tattoo check: 焦

    • Verified meaning: to scorch, to be impatient
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かつし, かつとし, かつなみ, かつの)
    • Also carries these associations: to yearn

    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 焦

    Surnames 焦(かつし)Listen 焦(かつとし)Listen 焦(かつなみ)Listen 焦(かつの)Listen 焦(かつひろ)Listen 焦(かつま)Listen 焦(かつゆき)Listen 焦(しょう)Listen 焦(しょうし)Listen 焦(まさゆき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    char; hurry; impatient; irritate; burn; scorch; singe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    burned, scorched; anxious, vexed

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Jiao

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    burned, scorched; anxious, vexed

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

    Injured by fire. As in 焦頭爛額 (scorched head and burned forehead), referring to one who exerts effort to put out fires. | 三焦 (Triple Burner). Names of visceral positions, distinguished as upper, middle, and lower. | A small thatched hut is called 團焦. | Colloquially, worry and anxiety is called 心焦 (heart burning).

  • Onyomi

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    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

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    a.seru(あせ-る) あせ-る

    ji.rasu(じ-らす) じ-らす

    ji.reru(じ-れる) じ-れる

    ko.gareru(こ-がれる) こ-がれる

    ko.gasu(こ-がす) こ-がす

    ko.geru(こ-げる) こ-げる

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    火 灬 (hi・hihen・rekka・renga)

  • Related Keywords

    to scorch to yearn to be impatient burn singe char anxious eager hurried agitated restless longing nervous tense worried kindle

Sentences including 焦

  • Don't be too eager for success.

  • You don't have to hurry.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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