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.

What words use kanji 懺?

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

Kanken 1

懺

Meaning

Kanji 懺

confess sins

confess sins, regret, repent

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くい.る
Onyomi 音読み: サンザン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 懴 (Legal Form)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 20
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 孅 • 殲 • 櫼 • 襳 • 纖 • 韱 • 籤

Related vocabulary

Showing 5 common entries

Showing 5 of 5 entries that include this kanji.

懺悔

さんげ

repentance

懺悔室

ざんげしつ

(a) confessional

懺悔録

ざんげろく

Confessiones (St. Augustine of Hippo)

懺法

せんぼう

guidebook to penitence

一億総懺悔

いちおくそうざんげ

national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)

Example sentences

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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Readings

Related vocabulary

懺悔

懺悔室

懺悔録

懺法

一億総懺悔

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