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寂

寂 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジャクJHS
  • セキHS
Kun (native)
  • さびJHS
  • さび(しい)JHS
  • さび(れる)JHS
  • さみ(しい)
Other languages
  • 拼音ji4
  • 拼音ji2
  • 한글jeog
  • Hán-ViệtTịch

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
寸(すん)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5BC2

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀叔

Words using this kanji

  • 寂さび僧の死去。patina, antique look, elegant simplicity, well-trained voice
  • 寂しいさびしいさびしい 参照 さみしい 参照lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
  • 寂然せきぜんひっそりとして寂しいさま。静かなさま。lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
  • 寂じゃく僧の死去。(entering into) nirvana, died, silent, tranquil
  • 寂寥せきりょうもの寂しいこと。また、そのようなさま。loneliness, desolateness
  • 寂滅じゃくめつ煩悩から離れ、寂静の境地に入ること。涅槃。 死ぬこと。achieving nirvana, death
  • 寂寞せきばく物寂しく、気持ちの満たされない様子。lonely, lonesome, dreary, desolate
  • 寂々せきせきsad, lonesome, desolate
  • 寂静じゃくじょう心などが落ちついて静まったさま。→涅槃寂静。quiet, stillness, tranquility, enlightenment
  • 寂光じゃっこうlight of wisdom (when nearing nirvana), silent illumination, paradise, nirvana
  • 寂寞じゃくまく物寂しく、気持ちの満たされない様子。lonely, lonesome, dreary, desolate
  • 寂れるさびれるさびれるを参照。to decline (in prosperity), to become deserted, to become desolate, to taper off (of a sound)
  • 寂しささびしさ(feeling of) loneliness, desolation
  • 寂しげさびしげseeming lonely
  • 寂寥感せきりょうかんfeeling of loneliness, feeling of desolation
  • 寂しがるさびしがるto miss someone, to miss something, to feel lonely
  • 寂光浄土じゃっこうじょうどparadise
  • 寂としたじゃくとしたstill, hushed
  • 寂滅為楽じゃくめついらくfreedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
  • 寂しん坊さびしんぼうperson who gets lonely easily, person who does not like to be alone, person who craves company

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-8
Four Corner
3094.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3m8.2
Heisig
777
Nelson
1315