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撒

撒 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. まく。まきちらす。
  2. 手を振りちぎること。また、見切りをつけてほったらかすこと。
  3. 姓の一つ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「手」+音符「散」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サン
  • サツ
Kun (native)
  • ま(く)
Other languages
  • 拼音sa3
  • 拼音sa1
  • 한글sal
  • Hán-ViệtTát
  • Hán-ViệtTản

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6492

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌散

Words using this kanji

  • 撒くまく（蒔く・播く）植物を育てるために、種を畑に散布する。 （蒔く・播く）ぱらぱらと空中から平面に散らして落とす。 （撒く）液体や粉を広い範囲に行き渡らせる。to scatter, to sprinkle, to strew, to distribute (flyers, etc.)
  • 撒哈拉サハラSahara
  • 撒布剤さっぷざいdusting powder
  • 撒き餌まきえ鳥類や魚類に餌を撒いて与えること。 魚類をおびき寄せるために水面、水中に撒く餌。scattered animal feed, ground bait
  • 撒き菱まきびしcaltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses), calthrop, caltrap
  • 撒爾沙さるさsarsaparilla (Smilax regelii), sarsa
  • 撒き水まきみずsprinkling water (on the ground), sprinkled water
  • 撒奇莱雅サキザヤSakizaya (people)
  • 撒き散らすまきちらす辺り一面に撒く。to scatter, to spread

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-12
Four Corner
5804.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c12.2
Heisig
2369
Nelson
1998