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Kanji for Insight
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “insight”: 慧、叡、詮. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
insight
Bright, deep wisdom; seeing to the heart of things.
15 strokes On reading ケイ、エ (kei, e) Kun reading さとい (satoi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: wise
Readings used for names on Nazuke: akira, e, ke, kei, sato, satoshi, satoru
In Japan it appears in about 480 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 慧: Michael 舞慧瑠 · Maikel 舞慧瑠 · Mukesh 夢慧朱 · Micaela 実慧良 · Micheal 舞慧瑠 · Mikaela 実慧良 · Jackelyn 路慧鈴 · Mikel 実慧瑠 · Rakel 楽慧瑠 · Miquel 実慧瑠 · Raquel 楽慧瑠 · Satria 慧理愛 and 3 more
insight
Profound, far-seeing wisdom, the kind associated with sages and emperors.
16 strokes On reading エイ (ei) Kun reading あきらか (akiraka) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: intelligence, imperial
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aki, ei
insight
To think things through and reach the truth.
13 strokes On reading セン (sen) Kun reading せんずる、かい、あきらか (senzuru, kai, akiraka)
Dictionary meanings: discussion, methods called for, selection, result
Readings used for names on Nazuke: aki, sen
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