Kanken 1
仄

Meaning

Kanji 仄

be seen dimly

be seen dimly, faint, hint, intimate, stupid, suggest

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
かたむ.くほの-ほの.かほの.めかすほの.めく
Onyomi 音読み
ソク
Nanori 名乗り
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

14 common entries

Showing 14 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

仄か

ほのか

faint

仄めかす

ほのめかす

to hint at

ほの暗い

ほのぐらい

gloomy

ほの白い

ほのじろい

dimly white

仄

ほの

faintly

仄々

ほのぼの

dimly

仄めく

ほのめく

to be seen dimly

仄韻

そくいん

oblique-tone rhyme (of Chinese)

仄見える

ほのみえる

to be faintly visible

仄声

そくせい

oblique tones (the three tones of Chinese that exclude the high-level, or first, tone)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

東の空が仄かに明るくなってきた。

The eastern sky has begun to grow faintly bright.

部屋には仄かな花の香りが残っていた。

A faint floral scent still lingered in the room.

彼は辞めるつもりだと仄めかした。

He hinted that he intended to quit.

その発言は不正の存在を仄めかしている。

That remark suggests that misconduct exists.

窓の外に仄白い月が見えた。

A faint pale moon was visible outside the window.