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咄

咄 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 叱る声。舌打ちする声
  2. 呼びかける掛け声。やあ。
  3. 驚き怪しんで発する声。
  4. 瞬間。
  5. 談話。物語。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

exclamation of surprise, cry out (in anger), scold, talk, chat

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トツ
Kun (native)
  • はなし
  • しか(る)
Nanori (used in names)
  • はな
Other languages
  • 拼音duo1
  • 拼音duo4
  • 한글dol
  • Hán-ViệtĐốt
  • Hán-ViệtĐoát

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+5484

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口出

Words using this kanji

  • 咄嗟にとっさに瞬時に。即座に。at once, immediately, instantly, in an instant
  • 咄嗟とっさ極めて短い時間。moment, instant
  • 咄々とつとつclicking (of the tongue), in surprise, angrily, frustratedly
  • 咄本はなしぼんhanashibon (book of humorous stories and anecdotes; Edo period)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(4 results)

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