讃

22 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

praise, title on a picture

Kun'yomi
  • ほめる
    		to praise
  • たたえる
    		to extol
On'yomi
  • サン
    		praise ②inscription (on a painting)
Nanori
  • さぬ

Main Radical

言(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

たたえる 64.9%
さぬ 18.9%
サン 16.2%

Character Breakdown

praise, title on a picture
たた.える　さぬ　サン (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
approve, praise, title or inscription on picture
サン　たす.ける　たた.える (5th, N3)
a partner, a companion, bright
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

わ
和
さん
讃
hymns of praise in Japanese
さぬ
讃
き
岐
　
う
　
ど
　
ん
Sanuki udon
さぬ
讃
き
岐
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
さぬ
讃
き
岐
しき
式
　
ア
　
ク
　
セ
　
ン
　
ト
Sanuki accent, used in northern Shikoku
さぬ
讃
き
岐
がん
岩
sanukite
さぬ
讃
き
岐
べん
弁
Kagawa dialect
さん
讃
しょう
賞
praise
が
画
さん
讃
legend over a picture
らい
礼
さん
讃
まい
舞
dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism)
らいごう
来迎
わ
和
さん
讃
Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)
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References

Unicode hex code 8B83
JIS X 0208 1-27-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4451
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5720
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2093
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1485
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2711
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2747
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36110
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a15.1
Four corner code 0568.6