憋 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 16 strokes

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. (息や尿などが)体外にもれるのをこらえる。
  2. 堪える、我慢する。
  3. 気詰まりに思う。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「心」+音符「敝」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

to suppress inner feeling, hasty

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘツ
  • ヘチ
Kun (native)
  • せっかち
Other languages
  • 拼音bie1
  • 한글byeol
  • Hán-ViệtBiết
  • Hán-ViệtBiệt
  • Hán-ViệtMiết

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
Unicode
U+618B

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱敝心

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Lookup codes

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2-12-4