吮 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 口で吸い取る。
2. ねぶる。なめる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

suck

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• セン
• シュン

Kun (native)

• す(う)

Other languages

• 拼音shun3
• 한글jeon
• 한글yeon
• Hán-ViệtDuyện

infoBasics

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

口(くち)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+542E

grid_viewComponents

• 儿ひとあし
• 厶む
• 口くち

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口允

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 吮癰舐痔せんようしじcurrying favour (favor), brown-nosing, bootlicking

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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• 狁One part differs

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-3-4

Four Corner

6201.3

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3d4.11