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瘠

瘠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. やせる。ほそる。
  2. （土地が）やせた。まずしい。
  3. ほそい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「疒」+音符「脊」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

get thin, lose weight, become sterile

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セキ
  • ジャク
Kun (native)
  • やせ(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音ji2
  • 한글cheog
  • Hán-ViệtTích

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
疒(やまいだれ)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+7620

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸疒脊

Words using this kanji

  • 瘠地せきちbarren land, arid soil

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-5-10
Four Corner
0012.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5i10.2
Nelson
3070