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屠

屠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

This stroke order diagram is drawn with 12 strokes; it can differ from the count above because the sources use slightly different glyph shapes.

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 牛馬などを殺して肉を分け取る。
  2. 人を殺す。
  3. 他地に攻め入って人民を殺す。
  4. 畜類を殺して肉を取る営業の者。
  5. 割く。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「尸」+音符「者」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

slaughter, butcher, slay

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ト
  • チョ
Kun (native)
  • ほふ(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音tu2
  • 한글do
  • 한글jeo
  • Hán-ViệtĐồ
  • Hán-ViệtChư

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
屮(てつ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5C60

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸尸者

Words using this kanji

  • 屠るほふるほふる 参照to slaughter, to massacre, to butcher, to defeat soundly
  • 屠殺とさつ家畜類を殺すこと。slaughter (of animals for meat), butchery
  • 屠所としょabattoir, slaughterhouse
  • 屠場とじょう家畜を屠殺する場所。屠所。abattoir, slaughterhouse
  • 屠蘇とそ薬の一種屠蘇散を味醂や酒に浸したもの。spiced sake (served at New Year's)
  • 屠腹とふく刃物を用いて自分の腹部を切開し死ぬこと。切腹。割腹。はらきり。harakiri, seppuku, disembowelment
  • 屠竜とりょう竜を殺すこと。実際には益のないたとえ。dragon-slaying, Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
  • 屠肉とにくbutchered meat
  • 屠畜とちく食用とするため家畜を屠殺すること。slaughter (of livestock for meat), butchery
  • 屠牛とぎゅうcattle slaughter (for food)
  • 屠手としゅslaughterer, butcher
  • 屠者としゃslaughterer, butcher
  • 屠児とじslaughterer, butcher
  • 屠死としexecution technique in which the flesh is chopped away
  • 屠人とじん家畜の屠殺をなりわいにした人。 料理人。slaughterer, butcher, cook
  • 屠体とたいcarcass
  • 屠つさかつto slaughter, to butcher, to analyze, to dissect
  • 屠戮とりくslaughter (of animals)
  • 屠殺場とさつじょう「屠畜場」を参照。abattoir, slaughterhouse
  • 屠蘇散とそさん山椒、桔梗、蜜柑の皮、防風、桂皮などを三角の袋に入れ、酒や味醂などにひたして使用する薬。spices used in toso (spiced sake)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-8
Four Corner
7726.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3r9.2
Heisig
2328
Nelson
1399