夔 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushOrigin of the character

「夒」の分化字。仮借して「はじる」を意味する漢語｛羞｝に、同義換読して同じく「はじる」を意味する漢語｛愧｝に、仮借して「一本足の怪物」を指す漢語｛夔｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

one-legged monster, walrus

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• キ

Other languages

• 拼音kui2
• 한글gi
• Hán-ViệtQuì
• Hán-ViệtQuỳ

infoBasics

Strokes

21 strokes

Radical

夕(た)

JIS level

Level 4

Unicode

U+5914

grid_viewComponents

• 一いち
• ハ
• 儿ひとあし
• 丷は
• 夂ふゆがしら
• 已
• 止とめる
• 目め
• 自みずから
• 見みる
• 首くび

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱丷夒

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 夔鳳鏡きほうきょうintricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds
• 夔鳳文きほうもんinscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-18-3