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申

Say Humbly
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingもう.す
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 4

Verbs with «申»

申し上げる申し込む申す申請する申し出る申告する申し立てる申し付ける

Meanings

  1. say Humbly
  2. 3-5PM
  3. have the honor to
  4. ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
  5. sign of the monkey
  6. speakethRtK
  1. the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
  3. west-southwest
  4. 7th month of the lunar calendar

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (さる)
猿 · monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)去る · to leave

Popular Usage

申す申し上げる申請

Radicals and components

Radical田field
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

monkey · sun (日) · day (日) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1198

Compound words

申すもうす
to say; to be called; to do
申し上げるもうしあげる
to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer
申請しんせい
application; request; petition
申し込むもうしこむ
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace)
申し出るもうしでる
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request
申請するしんせいする
to apply
上申じょうしん
report to a superior
申告しんこく
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification
答申とうしん
report; reply; findings
内申ないしん
unofficial report; confidential report
申し出もうしで
proposal; offer; request; application
申し訳もうしわけ
apology; excuse
申込書もうしこみしょ
(written) application; application form
申し入れもうしいれ
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice
申し込みもうしこみ
application; entry; request; subscription; offer
申し立てもうしたて
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
申し入れるもうしいれる
to propose; to suggest
申し合わせもうしあわせ
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
申し分ないもうしぶんない
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless
申し訳ないもうしわけない
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; I feel guilty; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
申し訳ありませんもうしわけありません
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
庚申かのえさる
Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
申述しんじゅつ
(making a) statement
壬申みずのえさる
Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052)

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の申し出に笑って答えた。
He responded to her offer with a laugh.tatoeba
彼は彼女に結婚を申し込んだが、そのプロポーズを彼女は断った。
He asked her to marry him, which proposal she refused.tatoeba
彼は彼女に結婚してくれと言い、彼女はその申し込みを承諾した。
He asked her to marry him and she accepted his proposal.tatoeba
彼は申し分のない賢さに恵まれている。
He is gifted with perfect wisdom.tatoeba
此外にさのみ何事をか用心して申すべき。
What else should I tell you to bear in mind?wiki
即ち文字には頂き・透く・香と書いて透頂香と申す。
That is, with letters for head (頂) clearing (透) scent (香), it's pronounced Tochinko.wiki
開発者は国衙に申請して開発を始める。
Developers would start their development by applying for it to kokuga.wiki
多珂国を多珂郡と岩城郡とに分割申請した。
He applied to divide Takanokuni into Taka Gun and Iwaki Gun.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Say (humbly). A flash of lightning — a message from above. In Japanese, the humble 'say'.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 申

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step