乨 — readings, stroke count and radical

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 「始」の古字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

the beginning, to start, to begin, to be the first

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• シ

Kun (native)

• はじ(める)
• はじ(まる)

Other languages

• 拼音shi3
• 한글si
• Hán-ViệtThỉ
• Hán-ViệtThủy

infoBasics

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

乙(おつ)

Unicode

U+4E68

grid_viewComponents

• 乙おつ
• 厶む
• 口くち

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰台乚

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• 邰One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-5-1