弼 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 輔佐。
  2. 力になること。ちから。
  3. 力を尽くす人。
  4. 古代の官制で弾正台の次官。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヒツ
Kun (native)
  • たす(ける)
  • ゆだめ
Nanori (used in names)
  • すけ
  • たすく
Other languages
  • 拼音bi4
  • 한글pil
  • Hán-ViệtBật
  • Hán-ViệtNgật
  • Hán-ViệtBậc
  • Hán-ViệtBằn
  • Hán-ViệtBặt
  • Hán-ViệtBịt

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
彐(けいがしら)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5F3C

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰㢶弓

Words using this kanji

  • 弼馬温ひつばおんProtector of the Stables (title given to the Monkey King in the novel "Journey to the West" when he is given a job in Heaven)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(2 results)

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Lookup codes

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1722.7
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