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紳 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

道
準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
シンしん · shin
Kun
—
Meaning
gentleman

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "cloth" with 申 "to extend": the long sash of formal dress — and the man who wears it, a gentleman.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシンしんshin紳士しんし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 紳士しんし

    a gentleman

  • 紳士服しんしふく

    men's wear

More words with this kanji

  • 縉紳しんしん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

紳士(しんし)的(てき)にふるまう。

He behaves like a gentleman.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

紳士紳士服紳士samura…服clothe…糾twist…紡spin索search累accumu…緒cord津harbou…娠pregna…唇lips診examin…心heart
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading シンAll maps

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