Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 款

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the meaning of "sincerity," "款 kindness," "funds," or "style". It often implies a feeling of warmth, trust, or agreement. It can also refer to types or categories.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): かん (kan) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): まごころ (magokoro - sincerity); したがう (shitagau - to follow, to obey) (This reading is less common.)

Usage Examples

⚫︎ 融資の款 Translation: Funds for financing ⚫︎ 詳細な款 Translation: Detailed kind/type ⚫︎ 誠心誠意の款 Translation: Sincerity and utmost kindness

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound. The left side, 欠 (ketsu), originally depicted a bent or missing part and later evolved to mean a deficiency or lack. The right side, 次 (ji/tsugi), conveys the meaning of "next" or "to follow". The original meaning may have reflected the act of "lacking," perhaps related to a deficiency of supplies or goods. Then, it developed the meaning of providing funds to remedy that deficiency. Later, this expanded to mean "funds".

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