按 — kanji meaning “hold”
按
hold, consider, investigate
- Meanings
- hold, consider, investigate
- On'yomi
- アン (an)
- Kun'yomi
- おさ.える、しら.べる
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- àn — Chinese character page
Words with 按
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按司 | あじ aji | chieftain (of the Ryukyu Kingdom) |
| 按手 | あんしゅ anshu | ordination; laying on of hands |
| 按針 | あんじん anjin | pilot (of a boat) |
| 按腹 | あんぷく anpuku | ventral massage |
| 按手礼 | あんしゅれい anshurei | (Protestant) laying on of hands; ordination |
| 按摩膏 | あんまこう anmakou | massaging plaster |
| 按摩さん | あんまさん anmasan | masseuse; masseur |
| 按察使 | あぜち azechi | travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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