禊 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

Shinto purification ceremony

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケイ
  • カツ
Kun (native)
  • みそぎ
  • はら(う)
Other languages
  • 拼音xi4
  • 한글gye
  • Hán-ViệtHễ

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
示(しめす)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+798A

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰示契

Words using this kanji

  • みそぎpurification ceremony (performed with water), ritual purification, ablutions
  • 禊祓みそぎはらえritual purification, cleansing of crimes, impurities, etc.
  • 禊萩みそはぎLythrum anceps (species of loosestrife)
  • 禊教みそぎきょうMisogi-kyo (sect of Shinto)
  • 禊ぐみそぐto ablute, to cleanse (spiritually), to repent

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(5 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-9
Four Corner
3723.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4e9.5
Nelson
3253