Hanja Analyzer
謝

謝 — sa

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
사례할 사
Romanization
sa
English
thank; decline
Mandarin
xiè
Japanese on'yomi
シャ, ジャ
Japanese kun'yomi
あやま.る
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#1,028 of 2,500
Strokes
17
Radical
言 (149, 10 residual)
Phonetic component
射(사)
Unicode
U+8B1D

Parts that make up 謝

  • 言 말씀 언, 심사 화평할 은 혀 위에 표를 더한 모양말하고 적는 일
  • 射 쏠 사, 맞힐 석sound

How 謝 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 謝 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 射.

Korean example words with 謝

  • 사죄謝罪 Korean gloss: 지은 죄나 잘못에 대하여 용서를 빎
  • 사은謝恩 Korean gloss: 받은 은혜에 대하여 감사히 여겨 사례함
  • 사례謝禮 Korean gloss: 언행이나 선물 따위로 상대에게 고마운 뜻을 나타냄
  • 감사하다感謝 Korean gloss: 고마운 마음이 있다
  • 회사하다回謝 Korean gloss: 사례하는 뜻을 표하다
  • 치사하다致謝 Korean gloss: 고맙고 감사하다는 뜻을 표시하다
  • 사례금謝禮金 Korean gloss: 사례의 뜻으로 주는 돈
  • 감사문感謝文 Korean gloss: 고마운 마음을 전하는 글
  • 감사장感謝狀 Korean gloss: 감사하는 내용을 적은 것
  • 사례사謝禮辭 Korean gloss: 고마움을 나타내는 말이나 글
  • 감사패感謝牌 Korean gloss: 감사하는 내용을 적거나 새긴 패
  • 사과성謝過性 Korean gloss: 사과하는 특성. 또는 그러한 것

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 謝

  • 謝罪しゃざい apology
  • 感謝かんしゃ thanks; gratitude; appreciation
  • 謝礼しゃれい reward; honorarium; remuneration
  • 慰謝いしゃ consolation
  • 代謝たいしゃ metabolism; renewal; regeneration
  • 謝意しゃい gratitude; thanks; apology
  • 陳謝ちんしゃ apology
  • 月謝げっしゃ monthly tuition fee
  • 謝るあやまる to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline
  • 謝りあやまり excuse; apology
  • 新陳代謝しんちんたいしゃ renewal; replacement; regeneration
  • 謝辞しゃじ words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements

Characters sharing the phonetic 射

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “사” in Korean.

Other hanja read “사”

Other hanja with radical 言

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