垩 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 9 strokes

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 「堊」の簡体字。
  2. 「聖」の同字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

holy, sacred, sage, simplification of white earth, daub with white mud

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セイ
  • ショウ
Kun (native)
  • ひじり
Other languages
  • 拼音e4
  • 한글seong
  • Hán-ViệtÁc
  • Hán-ViệtThánh

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
土(つち)
Unicode
U+57A9

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱亚土

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-3