伽
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Translingual [edit]
Han character [edit]
伽 (radical 9 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人大尸口 (OKSR), four-corner 26200, composition ⿰亻加)
- transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.)
- nursing, attending, entertainer (Japanese)
- temple
Usage notes [edit]
- In Chinese, this character is not used alone
References [edit]
- KangXi: page 97, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 486
- Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 17
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 140, character 7
- Unihan data for U+4F3D
Cantonese [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
伽 (Yale ga1, ke4)
Japanese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /toɡi/
Noun [edit]
- revealing one of boredom with a story; also, such a person
- attending one in their bedroom; also, such a person
- nursing or taking care of a person; also, such a person
Kanji [edit]
伽
Readings [edit]
Korean [edit]
Hanja [edit]
伽
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 가 (revised: ga, McCune-Reischauer: ka)
- Name (hangeul): 절()
Mandarin [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
伽 (pinyin jiā (jia1), qié (qie2), Wade-Giles chia1, ch'ieh2)