炷 — readings, stroke count and radical

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 灯心。明かりをつけるもの。
2. ともしび。
3. ともす。。。
4. （俗用）線香などを数える単位。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「火」+音符「主」。漢語｛炷｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

candle wick, lamp wick, stick of

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• シュ

Kun (native)

• とうしん

Other languages

• 拼音zhu4
• 한글ju
• Hán-ViệtChú
• Hán-ViệtChụ

infoBasics

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

火(ひ)

JIS level

Level 3

Unicode

U+70B7

grid_viewComponents

• 丶てん
• 亠なべぶた
• 土つち
• 火ひ
• 王

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰火主

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• 往One part differs
• 拄One part differs
• 蛀One part differs

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-4-5