盍 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. （漢文）助動詞、再読文字。「何不」の二字と同義。疑問、反語、勧誘の意を作る。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

「盍」の上部の「去」と書かれる部分が原字で、器に蓋をしたさまを象る象形文字。これに「皿」を加えて「盍」の字体となる。「ふた」を意味する漢語｛蓋｝を表す字。のち仮借して疑問詞の｛盍｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

come together, congregate, meet, cover

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• コウ

Kun (native)

• おお(う)
• なんぞ

Other languages

• 拼音he2
• 한글hab
• Hán-ViệtHạp

infoBasics

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

皿(さら)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+76CD

grid_viewComponents

• 厶む
• 土つち
• 皿さら

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱去皿

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-7

Four Corner

4010.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3b7.9