秦 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 古代中国の王朝・国
  2. 陝西省の異称。
  3. 日本人の姓 - 秦氏

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「廾」+「午」+「禾」×2から構成される会意文字であり、稲か農業に関する単語を表すものと推測されるが詳細は不明。仮借して固有名詞に用いられる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

Qin dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シン
Kun (native)
  • はた
Nanori (used in names)
  • たい
  • はだ
  • やす
Other languages
  • 拼音qin2
  • 한글jin
  • Hán-ViệtTần

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
禾(のぎ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+79E6

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𡗗禾

Words using this kanji

  • しん古代中国の王朝・国 陝西省の異称。 日本人の姓 - 秦氏Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE), Ch'in dynasty
  • 秦皮とねりこJapanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)

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