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嘗

once
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingショウ、ジョウ
Kun readingかつ.て、こころ.みる、な.める
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. once
    私は長い間臥薪嘗胆の苦しみをなめた。I have struggled under extreme difficulties for a long time.tatoeba
    また、天守閣については嘗て多聞山城にて初めて出現したと言われていた。It was once assumed that Tamonyama-jo Castle was the first castle with a tenshukaku.wiki
  2. before
  3. formerly
  4. ever
  5. never
  6. ex-
  7. lickRtK
  8. lap up

Popular Usage

嘗て

Radicals and components

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Compound words

臥薪嘗胆がしんしょうたん
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
嘗めるなめる
to lick
新嘗祭にいなめさい
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
神嘗祭かんなめさい
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
総嘗めそうなめ
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster)
大嘗祭だいじょうさい
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly enthroned Emperor
嘗め回すなめまわす
to lick all over
未だ嘗ていまだかつて
never (before)
べろべろ嘗めるベロベロなめる
to lick something up

Additional Examples

大嘗祭では5人。
At a Daijo-sai festivals there were five dancers.wiki
また、天守閣については嘗て多聞山城にて初めて出現したと言われていた。
It was once assumed that Tamonyama-jo Castle was the first castle with a tenshukaku.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 嘗

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