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昧

昧 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. くらい。昏昏。昏愚。
  2. むさぼる。
  3. 背く。
  4. 割る。割断する。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「日」+音符「未」。「くらい」を意味する漢語｛昧｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dark, foolish

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • マイJHS
  • バイ
Kun (native)
  • くら(い)
  • むさぼ(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音mei4
  • 한글mae
  • Hán-ViệtMuội

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
日(ひ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6627

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰日未

Words using this kanji

  • 昧旦まいたん明け方の薄暗い時分。未明。昧爽。dawn, daybreak
  • 昧爽まいそう明け方の薄暗い時分。未明。昧旦。dawn

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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