尽

See also: 儘 and 盡

Translingual

Japanese	尽
Simplified	尽
Traditional	盡

Traditional	儘
Shinjitai (extended)	侭
Simplified	尽

Han character

尽 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 尸人卜 (SOY), composition ⿱尺⺀)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 300, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7642
• Dae Jaweon: page 596, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 966, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5C3D

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 尽 – see 盡 (“to end; to finish; to be exhausted; to reach the end; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 盡).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 尽 – see 儘 (“utmost; extreme; furthest; to do one's utmost; to do all one can; to do one's best; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 儘).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	尽
Kyūjitai	盡

Kanji

尽

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 盡)

1. exhaust
2. use up
3. run out of
4. deplete
5. befriend
6. serve

Readings

• Go-on: じん (jin, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: しん (shin)
• Kun: きる (kiru, きる)、つくす (tsukusu, 尽くす, Jōyō)、つかす (tsukasu, 尽かす, Jōyō)、つきる (tsukiru, 尽きる, Jōyō)、ことごとく (kotogotoku, 尽く)

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Korean

Hanja

尽 • (jin) (hangeul 진)

1. exhaust, use up
2. deplete