麿 (mí) - Japanese kokuji (character created in Japan) meaning 'grindstone' & also used as a suffix in Japanese names,

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mí ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

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麿 · mí

Japanese kokuji (character created in Japan) meaning 'grindstone' or 'millstone';

also used as a suffix in Japanese names, particularly in historical contexts.

Japanese kokuji (character created in Japan) meaning 'grindstone'also used as a suffix in Japanese names,

Usage highlights

Japanese kokujigrindstoneKakinomoto no Hitomaroname suffixmillstonehistorical Japanese names

Synonyms

  • 磨— to polish, grind (Chinese character with similar meaning)
  • 碾— millstone, grindstone

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 麿 is a Japanese kokuji (国字).
  • It appears in the name of the poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本人麿).
  • This character means grindstone (石麿).
  • It is used in historical Japanese male names (～麿).

Collocations

  • Japanese kokuji(国字)
  • grindstone(石麿)
  • Kakinomoto no Hitomaro(柿本人麿)
  • name suffix(～麿)
  • millstone(碾き麿)
  • historical Japanese names(古風な名前)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 麿 is a kokuji, a character created in Japan rather than borrowed from Chinese.
  • It was historically used as a suffix in male aristocratic names during the Nara and Heian periods.
  • The character combines 麻 (hemp) and 呂 (spine/spine-shaped), possibly representing the grinding of hemp.
  • It appears in the name of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, one of Japan's most celebrated classical poets.

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