賛

音読おんよみ: サン

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 15 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 貝(かい)

Meaning

Approval / Praise / Support / Commendation

  • 賛成さんせい — approval; agreement
  • 協賛きょうさん — sponsorship; cooperation
  • 賛美さんび — praise; glorification
  • 賞賛しょうさん — admiration; acclaim
  • 絶賛ぜっさん — high praise
  • 賛辞さんじ — words of praise

賛 comes from the older form 贊 plus 貝 (shell/money), carrying the idea of adding support or value—hence its use for agreement, endorsement, and praise.

かれ意見いけん賛成さんせいです。
I agree with his opinion.

その映画えいが絶賛ぜっさんされた。
The movie was highly praised.

成
Creates
賛成さんせい — approval; agreement
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