What does kanji 于 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 于 is from.

How is kanji 于 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 于 are ああ, おいて, ここに, に, より, を; the onyomi readings are ウ, ク.

Example words that use kanji 于 include 単于, 単于都護府.

Kanken 1

于

Meaning

from

from, going

Stroke Order

Showing 2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

ぜんう

Chanyu (supreme leader of the Xiongnu people)

ぜんうとごふ

Protectorate General of the Central Asian Nomadic Lands (Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 650 CE)

5 reference sentences

于は古い文章で場所を表すことがある。

This character is sometimes used in old texts to indicate a place.

この本では、于を古い助字として説明している。

In this book, the character is explained as an old grammatical particle.

先生は于が比較を示す場合もあると言った。

The teacher said that the character can also mark comparison.

古典では于が起点を示すことがある。

In classical works, the character can indicate a starting point.

于は今の日本語ではほとんど見かけない。

This character is hardly ever seen in modern Japanese.

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