紳
sire, good belt, gentleman
Readings
On'yomi
- シン
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- まこと
Meaning
紳 centers on a gentleman's formal sash or belt, and by extension the refined, dignified person who wears it.
Most common words using 紳
- 紳士しんしN1
gentleman
- 紳士協定しんしきょうてい
gentlemen's agreement
- 紳士的しんしてき
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
- 紳士録しんしろく
who's who; directory; social register
- 紳士服しんしふくN3
suits for gentlemen; menswear
- 田紳でんしん
country gentleman
- 田舎紳士いなかしんし
country gentleman (esp. one that's slightly unrefined); squire
- 紳商しんしょう
wealthy merchant
- 紳士淑女しんししゅくじょ
ladies and gentlemen
- 紳士用しんしよう
for men; male-
- 紳士用装身具商人しんしようそうしんぐしょうにん
haberdasher
- 紳士靴しんしぐつ
men's shoes
- 紳士風しんしふう
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
- 縉紳しんしん
person of rank; person of status; ranked official
- 老紳士ろうしんし
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
- 貴紳きしん
noble; men of rank; notables
- 貴顕紳士きけんしんし
gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries
Study
Etymology
紳 combines 糸 (thread) with 申, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest extending or stretching, as a long sash worn by gentlemen.
Meaning mnemonic
The thread radical 糸 beside 申 suggests a long, formal sash made of fine thread, the kind a gentleman would wear.
Reading mnemonic
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.