Entry
  1. Interjection (kandoushi), Noun

    Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen

    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageletters that open with this usu. end with 敬白, 謹言, or 敬具

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

discreet, reverently, humbly

Kun
つつし.む
On
キン
Strokes
17
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2068 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 60

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-7-10SKIP code
7a10.6The Kanji Dictionary
0461.4Four corner code
3072deroo
8b39Unicode hex code
1-22-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4424Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5688New Nelson (John Haig)
1618New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2045Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1077Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1462Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1576Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1698Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1835A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2645Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1151Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35850PMorohashi
1180A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1247Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1314Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1769Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1882Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1582Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1705Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1590Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin3Pinyin reading
geunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
60WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

disclose, open, say

Kun
ひら.くさと.す
On
ケイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1403 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 53

Built from

Used in names as

あきあきらさとしはじめひろよし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-8-3SKIP code
3d8.17The Kanji Dictionary
3860.4Four corner code
3077deroo
5553Unicode hex code
1-23-28JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
828New Nelson (John Haig)
2763New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3434Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1769Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2408Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1085Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1166Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1452A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1491Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1205Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3820XMorohashi
1197A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1398Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1487Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1138Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1415Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1690Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
293Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1094Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi3Pinyin reading
gyeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
53WaniKani level