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Kotomora

紳

sire, good belt, gentleman

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

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

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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.