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弧

弧 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 木の弓。
  2. 円周または曲線の一部。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「弓」+音符「瓜」。「ゆみ」を意味する漢語｛弧｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

arc, arch, bow

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音hu2
  • 한글ho
  • Hán-ViệtHồ
  • Hán-ViệtO

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Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
弓(ゆみ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5F27

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰弓瓜

Words using this kanji

  • 弧こ円周の一部。また放物線の一部など、円周の一部に似た線。数学では円周の連続する一部分のみを指す。arc
  • 弧光ここうarc light
  • 弧状こじょう弓形になっている状態。arc shape, crescent shape
  • 弧線こせんarc (of a circle)
  • 弧度こど「ラジアン」に同じ。degree of curvature
  • 弧灯ことうアーク灯の別称。arc lamp
  • 弧形こけいarc
  • 弧長こちょう弧の長さ。arc length
  • 弧を描くこをえがくto draw an arc (e.g. with a compass), to describe an arc (e.g. through the air), to form an arc
  • 弧状列島こじょうれっとう弧を描くように連なる列島。島弧。island arc, crescent-shaped archipelago

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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