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Kanji Detail for 紳 - "gentleman, distinguished, refined"
紳
- Meaning
紳 means "gentleman, distinguished, refined."
Gentleman - A man of good social position.
Distinguished - Having high status.
Belt - A ceremonial sash.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
sire; good belt; gentleman
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
girdle; tie, bind; gentry
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
member of gentry
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
girdle, tie; gentry; to bend
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A large belt. (Analects) "Zizhang wrote it on his sash." | Officials were anciently called 搢紳. Also written as 縉紳. Hence officials who retired to their hometown were also called 紳. Such as 紳士 (gentry), 紳衿 (gentry).
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Sentences including 紳
Isn't he an american gentleman?
A gentleman is always kind to others.
A gentleman would not say such a thing.
I met a certain gentleman at the station.
He is far from being a gentleman.
I remember seeing the gentleman before.
He is anything but a gentleman.
Any gentleman would not use such language.
He is quite a gentleman.
Who is that gentleman?