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俠

俠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 漢気のある人。
  2. さしはさむ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「人」+音符「夾」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

chivalrous person, chivalry, knight-errant, tomboy

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウ
  • キャン
Kun (native)
  • おとこだて
Other languages
  • 拼音xia2
  • 한글hyeob
  • 한글gyeob
  • Hán-ViệtHiệp

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 3
Unicode
U+4FE0

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻夾

Words using this kanji

  • 俠道会きょうどうかいKyōdō-kai (yakuza syndicate)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-7