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Kanji Detail for 送 - "to send"

送

  • Meaning

    送 means "to send." Also associated with to deliver, to see off.

    1. Send - To dispatch; to transmit.

    2. See off - To accompany on departure.

    3. Deliver - To transport to a destination.

  • Words using 送

    • 放送 ほうそう Listen broadcasting; broadcast; program
    • 輸送 ゆそう Listen transport; transportation; transit
    • 送る おくる Listen to send; to dispatch; to forward
    • 先送り さきおくり Listen putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
    • 送り おくり Listen seeing off; sending off; funeral
    • 運送 うんそう Listen transport; freight; shipping
    • 見送り みおくり Listen seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment
    • 見送る みおくる Listen to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight

  • Four-character idioms with 送

    • 暗送秋波 あんそうしゅうは Listen giving an amorous sidelong look; casting an amorous glance (at); playing up to someone behind the scenes
    • 雪中送炭 せっちゅうそうたん Listen helping someone in trouble

  • Tattoo check: 送

    • Verified meaning: to send
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to deliver, to see off

    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

    escort; send

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    see off, send off; dispatch, give

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to see off, to send off, to dispatch; to give

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

    To dispatch. Dispatching people or things from here to there. Such as 咨送 (transfer by letter), 運送 (transport). | To accompany. Such as 送客 (see off a guest), 送親 (accompany a bride). Parting and saying farewell when someone is leaving is also called 送. Such as 恭送 (respectfully see off), 歡送 (send off with celebration). | Giving things to others. Such as 奉送 (present).

  • Onyomi

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    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    oku.ru(おく-る) おく-る

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to send to see off to deliver dispatch accompany carry convey departure escort forward give mail pass on remit ship transfer transmit transport

Sentences including 送

  • The report was sent within the same day.

  • She lived a lonely life.

  • He lived an unhappy life.

  • Send your baggage in advance.

  • His death was broadcast all over the world.

  • I have been to the station to see him off.

  • Let me take you home.

  • We watched him until he was out of sight.

  • I want to send this postcard to japan.

  • I have been to the airport to see my father off.

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