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廷

廷 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 平らに地ならしをした土地。にわ。
  2. 官吏が並ぶ広い庭。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

会意。「𠃊」（土地の片隅）+「土」+「人」。また一説に「𠃊」+音符「㐱」から構成される形声文字とも。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

courts, imperial court, government office

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • テイJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • たか
Other languages
  • 拼音ting2
  • 한글jeong
  • Hán-ViệtĐình

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

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
廾(こまぬき)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5EF7

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺廴𡈼

Words using this kanji

  • 廷臣ていしん官職に任じられ、朝廷に仕える者。courtier
  • 廷丁ていていcourt attendant
  • 廷内ていない法廷の中。 邸宅。屋敷。 宮中。朝廷。inside the court
  • 廷吏ていり法廷で事務を処理するなど裁判官を補助する職員。court attendant, court clerk, bailiff, usher

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
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1240.1
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2q4.2
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547
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1546