KANJI: SHIN mou (speaketh, say, report)

ASCII Art Representation:

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Character Etymology:

Two hands encircling a body. This character originally carried the phonetic meaning "to extend," and was used to represent lightning extending from a raincloud in the character for electricity. The original meaning of the character was then expanded upon to mean something like "speaking with the impact of lighting," i.e. forceful, dramatic speech.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: SHIN
kun-yomi: saru mou(su) mou(shi-)

Nanori Readings:

none

English Definitions:

1. SHIN: speaketh, to have honor to
2. saru: ninth sign of Chinese Zodiac (the Monkey), 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July
3. mou(su): to be called, to say
4. mou(shi-): report, statement

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 3726
Henshall: 322

Unicode Encoded Version:

申

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

内申 (naishin): confidential report
申入 (moushiire): offer, proposal, proposition
申し込み (moushikomi): application

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