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栖

栖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 鳥が住みかとし居る。棲息する。
  2. その所にとどまる。やすむ。
  3. とどめる。やすめる。
  4. 動物の巣穴。
  5. いそがしいさま。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「西」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セイ
Kun (native)
  • す(む)
Nanori (used in names)
  • す
  • すみ
Other languages
  • 拼音qi1
  • 拼音xi1
  • 한글seo
  • Hán-ViệtTê
  • Hán-ViệtThê

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6816

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木西

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Lookup codes

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4196.0
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4a6.2
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2560
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2248