剡 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 10 strokes

Origin of the character

形声。「刀」+音符「炎」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

sharp, sharp-pointed, sharpen

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • エン
  • セン
Kun (native)
  • するど(い)
  • するどく(する)
  • けず(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音yan3
  • 拼音shan4
  • 한글seom
  • Hán-ViệtDiễm
  • Hán-ViệtDiệm

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
刀(かたな)
JIS level
Level 3
Unicode
U+5261

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰炎刂

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Lookup codes

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1-8-2