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謝 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
シャしゃ · sha
Kun
あやま(る)ayama(ru)
Meaning
to apologise; thank

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 射 "to shoot forth"; sending one's feeling out in words — "to apologise, to thank."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシャしゃsha謝絶しゃぜつ感謝かんしゃ陳謝ちんしゃ
Kunあやまるayamaru謝るあやまる平謝りひらあやまり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 感謝かんしゃ

    gratitude

  • 謝罪しゃざい

    apology

More words with this kanji

  • 陳謝ちんしゃ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

助(たす)けてくれた人(ひと)に感謝(かんしゃ)した。

I thanked the person who helped me.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

感謝謝罪謝感feel罪crime許to per…設to est…評to cri…証proof講lectur…舎lodgin…叉fork写copy車car沙sand
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Compound

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