弑 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning

murder one's lord or father

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 道徳や倫理に悖る殺人をおこなうこと。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「殺」の略体+音符「式」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• シ
• シイ

Kun (native)

• しい(する)

Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese readings

• 拼音shi4
• 한글si
• Hán-ViệtThí
• Hán-ViệtThích

infoBasics

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

弋(しきがまえ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+5F11

grid_viewComponents

• 工え
• 弋しきがまえ
• 木き

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰杀式

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 弑逆しぎゃくmurder of one's lord or father
• 弑するしいするto kill (one's master, king, father, etc.), to murder, to assassinate臣下が主君、雇い人が雇い主、子が親を殺す等、倫理に反した殺人をおこなうこと。主に漢籍の訓読時に用いる。

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• 試One part differs
• 殺One part differs
• 栻One part differs
• 軾One part differs
• 鉽One part differs

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-6-6

Four Corner

4394.0

Spahn–Hadamitzky

4a8.41

Nelson

1558