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Kanji Detail for 賑 - "lively, prosperous"

賑

  • Meaning

    賑 means "lively, prosperous." Also associated with charitable.

    1. Lively - Bustling; flourishing; thriving.

    2. Prosperous - Rich; abundant; well-off.

    3. Charitable - Giving aid; providing relief.

  • Words using 賑

    • 賑やか にぎやか Listen bustling; busy; crowded
    • 賑わう にぎわう Listen to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper

  • Tattoo check: 賑

    • Verified meaning: lively, prosperous
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: charitable

    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

    flourish; be bustling; prosperity

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    relieve, aid distressed; rich

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to provide relief; to aid

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to relieve, to aid; rich

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

    Wealthy. Today commonly used as 振 in 振救 (rescue). Such as distributing grain to relieve famine is called 放賑 (provide relief).

  • Onyomi

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    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

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    nigi.wai(にぎ-わい) にぎ-わい

    nigi.wasu(にぎ-わす) にぎ-わす

    nigi.wau(にぎ-わう) にぎ-わう

    nigi.yaka(にぎ-やか) にぎ-やか

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    lively prosperous charitable generous bustling busy vibrant energetic flourishing animated abundant dynamic active spirited relief donation aid

Sentences including 賑

  • This street is lively.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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