箴 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

初文「个*」は石針を象る象形文字で、音符「咸」を加えたのち「个*」が繁化して竹冠となった。「はり」を意味する漢語{箴}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

warning, counsel, presept, needle

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シン
Kun (native)
  • いまし(める)
  • はり
Other languages
  • 拼音zhen1
  • 한글jam
  • Hán-ViệtChâm

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
竹(たけ)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+7BB4

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𥫗咸

Words using this kanji

  • しん(シン)箴言、戒め。 (シン)箴言を記した韻文。warning, admonition, proverb, maxim
  • 箴言しんげん戒めとなる言葉。 教訓となる短い句。 旧約聖書中の一編名。proverb, maxim, aphorism, Proverbs (book of the Bible)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(2 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-9
Four Corner
8825.3
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6f9.2
Nelson
3421