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皺

皺 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. しわ。
  2. しわを生じる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「皮」+音符「芻」。｛皺｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

wrinkles, creases, folds

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シュウ
  • スウ
Kun (native)
  • しわ
  • しぼ
Other languages
  • 拼音zhou4
  • 한글chu
  • Hán-ViệtTrứu

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
皮(けがわ)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+76BA

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰芻皮

Words using this kanji

  • 皺しわ細い線状の凹凸で、なめらかな立体の表面に、紙などの膜状のものを張るときに生じる。 語義1のもののうち、特に人の顔の皮膚に生じるもの。老化とともに顕在化するため、老齢の象徴ともされる。wrinkle, crease, ripple
  • 皺しぼ織物の表面にできる波状のしわ。 烏帽子のしわ。bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric), creases in an eboshi hat
  • 皺皺しわしわしわが多いこと。また、そのさま。crumpled, wrinkled
  • 皺ばむしわばむto get wrinkled
  • 皺くちゃしわくちゃ（薄いものや表面が）皺だらけであること。また、そのさま。crumpled, wrinkled, crinkled, creased
  • 皺烏帽子さびえぼしcreased eboshi hat
  • 皺だらけしわだらけwrinkled, full of wrinkles
  • 皺歯海豚しわはいるかrough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis)
  • 皺っぽいしわっぽいwrinkled, rumpled
  • 皺を伸ばすしわをのばすto smooth out, to straighten, to relax

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Lookup codes

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2444.7
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2h13.1
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