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渺

渺 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 遠くかすかに見える。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「水」+音符「眇」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

tiny, boundless

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ビョウ
Kun (native)
  • びょう(たる)
Other languages
  • 拼音miao3
  • 한글myo
  • Hán-ViệtMiểu
  • Hán-ViệtDiểu

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+6E3A

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵眇

Words using this kanji

  • 渺びょう（タリ活用）（みょう）ものが遠くかすかに見えるほど水面などが遠く広がる様。 （みょう）数の単位。『塵劫記』によると10-11を表すという。boundless, limitless, vast, broad
  • 渺々びょうびょうboundless, limitless, vast, broad
  • 渺茫びょうぼうvast, boundless

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-9
Four Corner
3912.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3a9.6
Nelson
2623