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圭

圭 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 天子が諸侯を封じたことを証するのに与えた玉。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

会意。戈の刃、およびそれをモデルとした玉を象る。古代の玉の一種を指す漢語｛珪｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

square jewel, corner, angle, edge

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケイ
  • ケ
Nanori (used in names)
  • か
  • きよ
  • たま
  • よし
  • かど
  • きよし
Other languages
  • 拼音gui1
  • 한글gyu
  • Hán-ViệtKhuê

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
土(つち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+572D

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱土土

Words using this kanji

  • 圭璧けいへきritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
  • 圭角けいかくrough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(7 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-3
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4010.4
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3b3.2
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167
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1052