炬 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning

torch, signal fire

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョ
Nanori (used in names)
  • たい
Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese readings
  • 拼音ju4
  • 한글geo
  • Hán-ViệtCự

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
火(ひ)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+70AC

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰火巨

Words using this kanji

  • 炬燵こたつkotatsu床の一部を切って炉を設置し、その上にやぐらを置き、布団を掛ける暖房器具。炉を設けず暖房の装置などを入れるものもある。
  • きょtorch
  • 炬火きょかpine torch, torchlight, firebrand, bonfire松明。かがり火。
  • 炬燵掛けこたつがけfuton or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame, cover for kotatsu
  • 炬燵やぐらこたつやぐらsquare latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu
  • 炬燵テーブルこたつテーブル(electric) kotatsu table

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Example sentences

  • ある日、私が戻ってくると、女房と、友人の某とが、燵の中に入っているのである。

    One day, I came back and my wife and one of my friends were inside the kotatsu.

Sentences and translations come from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), shortest first.

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-5
Four Corner
9181.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4d5.5
Heisig
2596
Nelson
2748