寂 — loneliness, quietly, mellow
さびしい
寂
loneliness
さびしい
U+5BC2
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1599
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #777
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- loneliness
- quietly
- mellow
- mature
- death of a priest
Readings
- On'yomi
- じゃく jaku せき seki
- Kun'yomi
- さび sabi さみ sami
word
さび sabi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
じゃく jaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
せき seki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
3 wordsEach dot is a word containing 寂: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 1 word has no frequency rank; it sits in the Unranked column.