紳

sire, good belt, gentleman

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Meaning

紳 centers on a gentleman's formal sash or belt, and by extension the refined, dignified person who wears it.

紳 combines 糸 (thread) with 申, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest extending or stretching, as a long sash worn by gentlemen.

The thread radical 糸 beside 申 suggests a long, formal sash made of fine thread, the kind a gentleman would wear.

For シン, picture a gentleman adjusting his sash with a sharp, crisp motion: shin! The sound shin cues シン while the sash is pulled straight.

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Study

紳 combines 糸 (thread) with 申, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest extending or stretching, as a long sash worn by gentlemen.

The thread radical 糸 beside 申 suggests a long, formal sash made of fine thread, the kind a gentleman would wear.

For シン, picture a gentleman adjusting his sash with a sharp, crisp motion: shin! The sound shin cues シン while the sash is pulled straight.