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Kanji for Enlightenment
The kanji for “enlightenment” is 悟, read go and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
enlightenment
To realize and awaken; sudden understanding.
10 strokes On reading ゴ (go) Kun reading さとる (satoru) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: enlightenment, perceive, discern, realize, understand
Readings used for names on Nazuke: go, sato
In Japan it appears in about 99 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 悟: Gregory 久礼悟里 · Hugo 陽悟 · Diego 知恵悟 · Margo 真悟 · Margot 真悟 · Agustin 安悟寿知 · Domingo 道明久悟 · Gonzalo 悟冴路 · Rodrigo 路道里悟 · Gregoria 紅悟里安 · Gregorio 紅悟里緒 · Santiago 燦知安悟 and 1 more
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