匡 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

correct, save, assist

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウ
  • オウ
Kun (native)
  • すく(う)
  • ただ(す)
Nanori (used in names)
  • ただ
  • ただし
  • まさ
  • まさし
  • きよ
  • ひと
  • やす
Other languages
  • 拼音kuang1
  • 한글gwang
  • Hán-ViệtKhuông

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
匚(はこがまえ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5321

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿷匚王

Words using this kanji

  • 匡正きょうせい正しい状態に直すこと。correction (of a fault, mistake, flaw, etc.), remedy, rectification, redress
  • 匡救きょうきゅう悪いところを正し、危険などから救済すること。delivering from sin, succor, succour

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(2 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-2-4
Four Corner
7171.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2t4.1
Heisig
2901
Nelson
760