謝 — apologize, thank, refuse

あやまる謝 apologize

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 17 strokes

U+8B1D Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1028 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1339 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

apologize
thank
refuse

word

あやま ayama 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).

謝(あやま) る ayamaru to apologize

しゃ sha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

感(かん) 謝(しゃ) kansha gratitude 謝(しゃ) 罪(ざい) shazai apology 代(たい) 謝(しゃ) taisha metabolism 慰(い) 謝(しゃ) isha consolation

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

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