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尽
On'yomi
ジン・サン
JIN / SAN
Kun'yomi
つ.きる・つ.くす・つ.かす・-づ.く・-ず.く・ことごと.く
tsukiru / tsukusu / tsukasu / zuku / zuku / kotogotoku
exhaust · use up · run out of · deplete · befriend · serve
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Details
Strokes6
Frequency#1234
Radical尸corpse(3)
Old Form盡
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Strokes6
Component Breakdown
尽=
尺⺀
尺 + ⺀
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of dish and fire. Fire on dish exhausting.
Symbolism
Effort, exhaust, use up. Represents exhausting.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Running through
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一網打尽
いちもうだじん
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw; round-up (e.g. of criminals)
縦横無尽
じゅうおうむじん
freely; right and left; as one pleases; freely
尽忠報国
じんちゅうほうこく
loyalty and patriotism; loyalty and patriotism
Proverbs & Idioms
力を尽くす
ちからをつくす
To exert all one's strength
To make every effort