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垢

垢 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 体又は物に附着した汚れ。
  2. 塵埃。
  3. 汚れ。濁り。
  4. 心の不徳。邪念。
  5. あかつく。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dirt, grime, earwax

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウ
  • ク
Kun (native)
  • あか
  • はじ
Other languages
  • 拼音gou4
  • 한글gu
  • Hán-ViệtCấu

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
土(つち)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+57A2

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰土后

Words using this kanji

  • 垢あか（あか）新陳代謝により生じた皮膚の汚れ。 （あか）の中の汚れがたまって器のそこについたもの。 （あか）けがれ。dirt, filth, grime
  • 垢く（あか）新陳代謝により生じた皮膚の汚れ。 （あか）の中の汚れがたまって器のそこについたもの。 （あか）けがれ。klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
  • 垢アカ（あか）新陳代謝により生じた皮膚の汚れ。 （あか）の中の汚れがたまって器のそこについたもの。 （あか）けがれ。account (e.g. for an online service)
  • 垢離こりcold-water ablutions
  • 垢膩こうじが付き、っぽいこと。dirt and grease, filth, grime
  • 垢衣こうい垢が付き、汚れた衣服。dirty clothes, grimy clothes
  • 垢嘗あかなめakaname
  • 垢抜けあかぬけrefinement, style, sophistication
  • 垢すりあかすりscrubbing grime off (the skin), cloth, sponge, etc. used to remove grime from the skin
  • 垢かきあかかきfemale assistant who scrubbed customers at public baths and also offered sexual services (Edo period)
  • 垢光りあかびかりshininess in clothing (from grime, wear, overuse, etc.)
  • 垢抜けるあかぬけるto be refined, to be polished, to be stylish, to be sophisticated
  • 垢じみるあかじみるto become dirty, to become grimy, to become filthy, to get stained with dirt
  • 垢ＢＡＮアカバンaccount ban

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Lookup codes

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