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介
On'yomi
カイ
KAI
jammed in · shellfish · mediate · concern oneself with
nature
Details
Strokes4
Frequency#617
Radical人person(2)
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Component Breakdown
介=
人丿丨
person + 丿 + 丨
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of person wearing armor. Coming between.
Symbolism
Mediation, care, introduction. Represents standing between.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Fish swimming
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
狷介固陋
けんかいころう
stubbornly sticking to old ways; narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views; stubbornly sticking to old ways
狷介不羈
けんかいふき
stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions; being stubbornly independent; stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions
狷介孤高
けんかいここう
stubborn and aloof; stubborn and aloof
Proverbs & Idioms
介護の手を借りる
かいごのてをかりる
To receive care
To accept help in caregiving