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諦

諦 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 真理をあきらかにする。
  2. あきらめる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「言」+音符「帝」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

truth, clarity, abandon, give up

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • テイJHS
  • タイ
Kun (native)
  • あきら(める)JHS
  • つまびらか
  • まこと
Other languages
  • 拼音di4
  • 한글che
  • Hán-ViệtĐế
  • Hán-ViệtĐề

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
言(げん)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+8AE6

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰言帝

Words using this kanji

  • 諦めるあきらめるto give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)
  • 諦たい真理をあきらかにする。 あきらめる。satya, truth
  • 諦めあきらめ諦めること。断念。ギブアップ。 諦める性質や決断力。resignation, acceptance, consolation
  • 諦観ていかん本質を見極めること。 俗世に対する欲望を断ち、超然とすること。clear insight, resignation (to one's fate), acceptance
  • 諦念ていねん道理を悟る気持ち。 あきらめの気持ち。understanding and acceptance, spiritual awakening, a heart that understands truth, (feeling of) resignation
  • 諦めつくあきらめつくto resign oneself (to), to reconcile oneself (to), to accept (e.g. defeat), to give up
  • 諦めがつくあきらめがつくto resign oneself (to), to reconcile oneself (to), to accept (e.g. defeat), to give up
  • 諦めがいいあきらめがいいknowing when to give up, good at letting things go, accepting failure with good grace, being a good loser
  • 諦めが悪いあきらめがわるいnot knowing when to give up, being a bad loser, poor at letting things go, unable to accept the inevitable
  • 諦めの悪いあきらめのわるいnot knowing when to give up, being a bad loser, poor at letting things go, unable to accept the inevitable
  • 諦めのいいあきらめのいいknowing when to give up, good at letting things go, accepting failure with good grace, being a good loser
  • 諦めの境地あきらめのきょうちpoint where one has to accept one's fate, point where one has to give up, state of resignation, resigned state
  • 諦めモードあきらめモードstate of hopelessness, (state of) being ready to give up, resignation

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(27 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-9
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0062.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7a9.16
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467
Nelson
4407