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Kanji 申: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 申: have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

Key takeaways

Kanji 申: have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

申
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Meaning

have the honor tosign of the monkey3-5PMninth sign of Chinese zodiac

On reading

シン

Kun reading

もう.すもう.し-さる

Radical

田

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 申

have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

Kanji structure breakdown

申

Structure breakdown

日 + 丨

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a vertical line (丨) piercing through the sun (日), representing one's thoughts being stretched out and communicated to the world. This character is used in contexts like 'singo' (report) or 'sincheong' (application) to mean officially stating or submitting something.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シン
  • 申告しんこく

    report / declaration / filing a return

  • 申請しんせい

    application / request

Kun reading

もう.す
  • 申し入れるもうしいれる

    to propose / to suggest

  • 申し込みもうしこみ

    application / subscription / request

  • 申出もうしで

    proposal / request / notification

  • 申し出るもうしでる

    to offer / to propose / to report

  • 申し分もうしぶん

    objection / fault / flaw

  • 申し訳ないもうしわけない

    inexcusable / unforgivable / very sorry

  • 申し込むもうしこむ

    to apply for / to submit an application

  • 申し訳もうしわけ

    apology / excuse

Commonly used words

  • 申告
    しんこく

    report / declaration / filing a return

  • 申請
    しんせい

    application / request

  • 申し入れる
    もうしいれる

    to propose / to suggest

  • 申し込み
    もうしこみ

    application / subscription / request

  • 申出
    もうしで

    proposal / request / notification

  • 申し出る
    もうしでる

    to offer / to propose / to report

  • 申し分
    もうしぶん

    objection / fault / flaw

  • 申し訳ない
    もうしわけない

    inexcusable / unforgivable / very sorry

Example sentences

Example 1

税金の申告を忘れないでください。

Translation

Don't forget to file your tax return.

Example 2

入院したら必ず医師に申告してください。

Translation

Be sure to report it to the doctor if you are hospitalized.

Example 3

会議で新しい計画を申し入れた。

Translation

I proposed a new plan at the meeting.

Example 4

条件の変更を申し入れることにした。

Translation

I decided to suggest changing the conditions.

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