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畏

畏 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. かしこまる、おそれる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。杖を持った人を象る（人の部分は音符「鬼」を兼ねる）。｛畏｝（おそれる）を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • イJHS
Kun (native)
  • おそ(れる)JHS
  • かしこま(る)
  • かしこ
  • かしこ(し)
Other languages
  • 拼音wei4
  • 한글oe
  • Hán-ViệtÚy

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
田(た)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+754F

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𲰶𰀠

Words using this kanji

  • 畏まりましたかしこまりましたcertainly!, very well, with pleasure, understood!
  • 畏敬いけい崇高なものや人を恐れ敬うこと。reverence, awe, respect
  • 畏怖いふ恐れおののくこと。awe, fear, dread, fright
  • 畏かしこかしこまる、おそれる。yours sincerely, respectfully yours
  • 畏縮いしゅくwincing, cowering, shrinking, flinching
  • 畏服いふく畏れ、従うこと。awe
  • 畏友いゆうone's esteemed friend
  • 畏懼いく恐れ憚ること。reverence, awe, fear
  • 畏まるかしこまる身分の高い人や目上の人に対し、畏れ慎んだ態度をとる。 正座する。 慎んで承知する。to obey respectfully, to humble oneself, to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
  • 畏くもかしこくもgraciously
  • 畏怖嫌厭いふけんえんfeelings of dread and aversion
  • 畏まったかしこまったformal, stiff (style of speaking, writing, etc.), humble, respectful
  • 畏敬の念いけいのねんfeelings of awe and veneration, reverential feelings

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-5-4
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6073.2
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5f4.5
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2069
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2999