Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1984 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 17
Meaning: salvation, Buddha
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: サツ サチ
Composition: 艹
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
さつま芋 （サツマイモ） sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
薩英戦争 （サツエイセンソウ） Anglo-Satsuma War (1863), Bombardment of Kagoshima
菩薩 （ボサツ） bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
観自在菩薩 （カンジザイボサツ） Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara, Kannon, Kwannon, Guanyin, Buddhist deity of compassion
菩薩 （ボサツ） bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1984 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 17
Meaning: salvation, Buddha
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: サツ サチ
Composition: 艹
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
さつま芋 （サツマイモ） sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
薩英戦争 （サツエイセンソウ） Anglo-Satsuma War (1863), Bombardment of Kagoshima
菩薩 （ボサツ） bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
観自在菩薩 （カンジザイボサツ） Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara, Kannon, Kwannon, Guanyin, Buddhist deity of compassion
菩薩 （ボサツ） bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory