沐 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

形声。「水」+音符「木」。髪を洗うことを意味する漢語{沐}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

wash

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • モク
Kun (native)
  • もく(する)
  • あら(う)
Other languages
  • 拼音mu4
  • 한글mog
  • Hán-ViệtMộc

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+6C90

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵木

Words using this kanji

  • 沐浴もくよく髪や体を洗って清めること。 恩恵を受ける。 棺に死体を納めるときに湯で清めること。bathing (of an infant), ablution, receiving a blessing
  • 沐猴もっこう猿のたぐい。monkey
  • 沐するもくするto wash one's hair or body, to bathe in water, to receive (a favor, blessing, benefit)
  • 沐猴にして冠すもっこうにしてかんすto only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(6 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-4
Four Corner
3419.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a4.1
Heisig
2390
Nelson
2500