嘗 — kanji meaning “once”
嘗
once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise
- Meanings
- once, before, formerly, ever, never, ex-, lick, lap up, burn up, taste, undergo, underrate, despise
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)、ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi
- かつ.て、こころ.みる、な.める
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- cháng — Chinese character page
Words with 嘗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘗て | かつて katsute | once; before; formerly |
| 嘗め | なめ name | lick |
| 大嘗祭 | だいじょうさい daijousai | first ceremonial offering of rice by newly enthroned Emperor |
| 新嘗祭 | にいなめさい niinamesai | ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice |
| 臥薪嘗胆 | がしんしょうたん gashinshoutan | going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance |
| 神嘗祭 | かんなめさい kannamesai | offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17) |
| 大嘗会 | だいじょうえ daijoue | banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly enthroned emperor |
| 嘗糞 | しょうふん shoufun | shamelessly flattering; brown-nosing; licking excrement |
| 嘗てない | かつてない katsutenai | unprecedented; never seen before |
| 新嘗 | にいなめ niiname | ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice |
| 垢嘗 | あかなめ akaname | akaname; Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms |
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