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咸

咸 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. みな。すべて。
  2. （「鹹」の簡体字）しおからい。
  3. 六十四卦の一つ。卦の形は20pxであり、艮下兌上で構成される。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

会意。「戌 （武器）」+羨符「口 （他の字と区別するための無意味な記号）」。「ころす」を意味する漢語｛咸｝を表す字。のち仮借して「みな」を意味する漢語｛咸｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

all, same

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カン
  • ゲン
Nanori (used in names)
  • みな
  • しげ
Other languages
  • 拼音xian2
  • 한글ham
  • Hán-ViệtHàm

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+54B8

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿵戌口

Words using this kanji

  • 咸豊かんぽうXianfeng era (of emperor Wenzong of Qing; 1850-1861)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(3 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-9-4
Four Corner
5320.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4n5.1