Meanings
Readings
Common Words
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate
to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
omission; leaving out
abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement; shortening (e.g. of a name)
Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix
ministry; department
Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix
province (of China)
Noun, used as a prefix
saving; conserving
homecoming; returning home
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
Focus by holding just a few things in your mindโs eyes.
The sniperโs cybernetic eye helped him focus by digitally erasing everything in his vision except for the few targets he was assigned.
My therapist said to focus, I should turn my mindโs eye away from my many problems and concentrate on only a few at a time.
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