Kanji

湛

湛

fill, wear (a smile), clear, pure, dense, deep

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タン, チン, ジン, セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しずむ, たたえる

Example sentences

湛える たたえる
彼 は 優しい 笑み を 湛えていた 。

He had a gentle smile on his face.

幽玄 ゆうげん
その 能 の 舞 は 幽玄 の 美 を 湛えていた

The dance of that Noh play was filled with a profound and mysterious beauty.

湛然 たんぜん
湛然たる 海面 に 月光 が 降り注いでいる 。

Moonlight was pouring down on the calm and deep surface of the sea.

Example Vocabulary

湛える

たたえる

to fill (with a liquid); to wear (an expression)

笑みを湛える

えみをたたえる

湛水

湛然

たんぜん

calm and deep; serene; tranquil

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