Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 飽

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the concept of "to be full" or "to be satiated." It can refer to being full from eating, but also to being tired of something, or having had enough of something. It implies a sense of having reached a limit or a point of no longer desiring something.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ホウ (hō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あ(きる) (a(kiru))

Usage Examples

⚫︎ 食べ物にきる。 Translation: To get tired of food. ⚫︎ 最近、同じことばかりできた。 Translation: I'm tired of doing the same thing lately. ⚫︎ 満腹できている。 Translation: Being full and satisfied.

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The left side is "食" (shoku) which means "to eat" or "food." The right side is "包" (hō) which indicates the sound and also implies something "to wrap" or "to enclose." The combination suggests the idea of food enclosing (or filling) the stomach, leading to the meaning of being full or satiated.

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