Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 稔

Level:N1 Mid
Strokes:13
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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily represents the concept of "ripening" or "maturity," specifically in the context of crops, especially grains like rice. It implies the stage of harvest when the grains are full and ready to be gathered. It also carries the broader sense of a fruitful or productive outcome.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ジン (jin) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): みのる (minoru)

Usage Examples

⚫︎ (ほうじん) Translation: Abundant harvest; plentiful yield. ⚫︎ (みの) Translation: To ripen; to bear fruit (used specifically for crops). ⚫︎ の秋(ほうじんのあき) Translation: The autumn of a bountiful harvest.

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). ⚫︎ The left side is (のぎ、こく、か) - rice plant, the meaning component, representing grains or crops. ⚫︎ The right side is - the sound component, which lends the sound ジン(jin) to the kanji. Together, these components convey the idea of "ripe grains" or "harvest." The rice plant, , indicates the subject of the ripening, while contributes to the sound and the overall concept of the ripe grains.

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