嗎 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 13 strokes

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. (古用;「罵」の俗字(『康煕字典』))ののしる。
  2. (中国、方言)何(=什麼)
  3. (中国)文末について軽い疑問を表す助詞

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「口」+音符「馬」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

final interrogative particle

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
Kun (native)
  • ののし(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音ma5
  • 拼音ma3
  • 한글ma
  • Hán-ViệtMa
  • Hán-ViệtMã
  • Hán-ViệtMạ
  • Hán-ViệtMắng
  • Hán-ViệtMỉa
  • Hán-ViệtMớ
  • Hán-ViệtMở
  • Hán-ViệtMứa
  • Hán-ViệtMửa
  • Hán-ViệtMựa

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 3
Unicode
U+55CE

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口馬

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Lookup codes

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