参

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See also: 參, 叁, and 薓
参 U+53C2, 参
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53C2
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 		CJK Unified Ideographs 參 →

Translingual

Stroke order
8 strokes
Japanese 参
Simplified 参
Traditional 參

Han character

参 (Kangxi radical 28, 厶+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 戈大竹竹竹 (IKHHH), composition ⿱⿱厶大彡)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 164, character 21
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3090
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 386, character 15
  • Unihan data for U+53C2

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 參, which is in turn simplified from 曑.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 参 – see 參 (“Three Stars mansion; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 參).
Notes:

Japanese

Shinjitai

参

Kyūjitai

參

Kanji

参

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 參)

Readings

From Middle Chinese 參 (MC srim, “Three Stars mansion; carrot, ginseng”) and 參 (MC tsrhim, “jagged, uneven”):

From Middle Chinese 參 (MC tshom, “add, influence, join”):

From Middle Chinese 參 (MC sam, “3, three”):

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
参
しん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
參 (kyūjitai)
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/ɕimʉ/ → /ɕiɴ/

The “Three Stars mansion” and “carrot, ginseng” senses are from Middle Chinese 參 (MC srim).

The “jagged, uneven” affix is from Middle Chinese 參 (MC tsrhim).

Pronunciation

Affix

参(しん) • (shin) 

  1. jagged, uneven
  2. carrot, ginseng
Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

参(しん) • (Shin) 

  1. (Chinese astronomy) the Three Stars constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
    Synonyms: 参宿 (Shinshuku), 唐鋤星 (Karasuki-boshi)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
参
さん
Grade: 4
kan’on
Alternative spelling
參 (kyūjitai)

/ɕamʉ/ → /samʉ/ → /saɴ/

From Middle Chinese 參 (MC tshom).

Pronunciation

Noun

参(さん) • (san) 

  1. a calling, coming
  2. (Zen Buddhism) a gathering of Zen members in meditation, preaching, and invocation
Derived terms

Affix

参(さん) • (san) 

  1. check, verify
  2. add, increase, join (a group, etc.)
  3. go (for a specific purpose, for example)
  4. Short for 参議院 (Sangiin): the House of Councillors (upper house of the Diet)
Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

参(さん) • (San) 

  1. (Chinese astronomy, rare) the Three Stars constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
    Synonyms: 参宿 (Sanshuku), 唐鋤星 (Karasuki-boshi)
  2. a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
参
さん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
參 (kyūjitai)

/samʉ/ → /saɴ/

From Middle Chinese 參 (MC sam).

Pronunciation

Numeral

参(さん) • (san) 

  1. (law) Financial form of 三 (san): 3, three
Usage notes

This form of three is only used in legal documents, used to prevent fraud.

Affix

参(さん) • (san) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 三 (san): 3, three
  2. Short for 三河国 (Mikawa-no-kuni): Mikawa Province
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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