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汲

汲 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Origin of the character

形声。「水」+音符「及」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キュウ
Kun (native)
  • く(む)
Nanori (used in names)
  • くみ
Other languages
  • 拼音ji2
  • 한글geub
  • Hán-ViệtCấp

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6C72

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵及

Words using this kanji

  • 汲むくむto draw (water), to ladle, to dip up, to scoop up
  • 汲み取るくみとる水などを汲んで取り出す。 他人の考えなどを推察する。to draw (water), to scoop up, to dip up, to pump out
  • 汲々きゅうきゅうdiligent, absorbed (in something)
  • 汲み取りくみとりくみとること。 特に汲み取り式便所の便槽から糞尿を汲み取ること。また、それをする人やそのような方式の便所。dipping up (night soil), scooping up, understanding, grasping
  • 汲みたてくみたてfreshly drawn (water), fresh from the well
  • 汲み干すくみほすto empty out, to drain out, to pump dry
  • 汲み出すくみだす水などを汲んで外に出す。 汲み始める。to bail out (water), to dip out, to ladle out, to scoop out
  • 汲み込むくみこむto fill (a container) with (water)
  • 汲み置きくみおきdrawn water
  • 汲み上げるくみあげる液体などを汲んで上に上げる。 全部を汲む。 下の者の意見などをもちいる。反映させる。to draw (water, etc.), to scoop up, to pump up, to dip up
  • 汲み取り口くみとりぐちhole for pumping out a cesspool
  • 汲み分けるくみわけるto apportion drawn water, to ladle into separate containers, to show understanding
  • 汲み取り屋くみとりやperson who gathers night soil
  • 汲み入れるくみいれるto draw (water), to fill (with water), to take into consideration
  • 汲み取り便所くみとりべんじょouthouse (from which night-soil may be collected), privy
  • 汲み取り式便所くみとりしきべんじょtoilet (from which night-soil may be collected)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-4
Four Corner
3714.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a3.7
Heisig
2413
Nelson
2492