Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 容

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the idea of "appearance," "content," "to contain," "to allow," or "to permit." It often relates to what something is like, what it holds, or how it is received. It can refer to physical appearance, the contents of something, or the act of accepting something.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ヨウ ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): い(れる) (iru - to put in, to contain) (This kun'yomi is less commonly used.)

Usage Examples

⚫︎内容(ないよう) Translation: content, subject, meaning ⚫︎美容院(びよういん) Translation: beauty salon ⚫︎容易(ようい) Translation: easy, simple, ready

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The phonetic component is (tani - valley), which gives a clue to the pronunciation. The semantic component is , which indicates a roof or a house or a container. The combination of these parts gives the meaning of the kanji, the act of "containing" something within a space. This character evolved over time, taking on various nuances of meaning related to its core concept of containment and the appearance of things.

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