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Kanji Detail for 盃 - "cup, toast"

盃

  • Meaning

    盃 means "cup, toast." Also associated with vessel.

    1. Sake cup - A vessel for drinking sake.

    2. Cup - A drinking container.

    3. Toast - A ceremonial drink.

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    • Verified meaning: cup, toast
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さかずき)
    • Also carries these associations: vessel

    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 盃

    Surnames 盃(さかずき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    glass; cup

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    glass, cup

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 杯[bei1]; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    glass, cup

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hai(ハイ) ハイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sakazuki(さかずき) さかずき

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    皿 (sara)

  • Related Keywords

    cup toast vessel count sake cup chalice alcohol beverage celebration ceremony container drink

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