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凧

凧 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 竹ひごの骨に紙や布をはり、糸をつけて空へ揚げるもの。たこ。いかのぼり。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

の省画合字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

kite, (kokuji)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

Kun (native)
  • いかのぼり
  • たこ
Other languages
  • 한글gwe
  • Hán-ViệtDiều

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
几(つくえ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+51E7

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿵几巾

Words using this kanji

  • 凧たこ竹ひごやプラスチックの骨格に、和紙やビニールの膜を張り、糸をつけたものを風の力で空にあげる玩具。様々な形状がある。日本では正月の遊びとされ、春の季語。いか とも。kite
  • 凧いかのぼり竹ひごの骨に紙や布をはり、糸をつけて空へ揚げるもの。たこ。いかのぼり。kite
  • 凧絵たこえpicture on a kite
  • 凧揚げたこあげkite flying

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