What does kanji 懺 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 懺 is confess sins.

How is kanji 懺 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 懺 are くい.る; the onyomi readings are サン, ザン.

Example words that use kanji 懺 include 懺悔, 懺悔室, 懺悔録, 懺法.

Kanken 1

懺

Meaning

confess sins

confess sins, regret, repent

Stroke Order

Variant: 懴 (Legal Form)

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さんげ

repentance

ざんげしつ

(a) confessional

ざんげろく

Confessiones (St. Augustine of Hippo)

せんぼう

guidebook to penitence

いちおくそうざんげ

national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)

5 reference sentences

彼は過去の罪を懺して寺を訪れた。

He visited the temple to repent of his past sins.

懺する心があるなら、やり直すこともできる。

If you still have a repentant heart, you can still start over.

彼女は懺して涙を流した。

She shed tears in repentance.

人前で懺するのは簡単なことではない。

Confessing one's sins in front of others is not easy.

懺した言葉には嘘がなかった。

There was no lie in his words of repentance.

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