狙
aim
Kanji 2050
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Whether you want to talk about aiming a camera or aiming a golf shot, this kanji is for you. It literally has to do with guns but figuratively offers much more, appearing for instance in terms for intentions and hidden agendas. Through 狙, find out what made a female Soviet teenager famous in World War II, and learn who may have conspired to take down a recent U.S. president.
Revision history:
Aug. 23, 2024: p. 1: Parenthesized "Camera" in the title of the book whose cover I have featured.
June 24, 2022: p. 2: Deleted a redundant statement from the photo caption.
June 17, 2022: p. 1: Added a missing parenthesis in the photo caption.
Oct. 23, 2021: p. 1: In the photo caption, I had never said how to pronounce the keyword 狙う! Now I have.
June 12, 2021:
- p. 2: Added the Henshall etymology.
- p. 8: With the keyword 空き巣狙い, I added an extra rendering and expanded on the definitions.
- p. 11: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
Apr. 20, 2018: Originally published.
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