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倭

倭 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 日本の古称。
  2. （中国や朝鮮からの）日本の蔑称。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「人」+音符「委」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

Yamato, ancient Japan

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ワ
  • イ
Kun (native)
  • やまと
  • したが(う)
Nanori (used in names)
  • まさ
  • やす
Other languages
  • 拼音wo1
  • 한글wi
  • 한글wae
  • Hán-ViệtUy
  • Hán-ViệtOa
  • Hán-ViệtNụy

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+502D

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻委

Words using this kanji

  • 倭人わじん古代中国から見た日本人の呼称。和人。Japanese person
  • 倭寇わこうかつて日本海などに出没した日本人を含む海賊の集団を中国、朝鮮の側から見た語。和寇。wokou, wakō
  • 倭国わこく日本の中国での呼び名。Japan
  • 倭王わおうking of Yamato
  • 倭色ウェセクJapanese style
  • 倭玉篇わごくへんWagokuhen (c. 1489 Japanese kanji dictionary)
  • 倭人伝わじんでんWajinden (passages in Records of the Three Kingdoms describing the Wa people)
  • 倭名類聚鈔わみょうるいじゅしょうWamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)

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Lookup codes

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1-2-8
Four Corner
2224.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a8.16
Heisig
2244
Nelson
475