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而

而 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （二人称代名詞）なんじ。
  2. 漢文の助字。接続詞。順接にも逆接にも使う。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。一説に、頭の大きな幼児を象る。『説文解字』ではひげを象ると説明されているが、これは誤った分析である。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

and yet, and then, but, however, nevertheless

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジ
  • ニ
Kun (native)
  • しこ(うして)
  • しか(して)
  • しか(も)
  • しか(れども)
  • すなわち
  • なんじ
  • しかるに
Other languages
  • 拼音er2
  • 한글i
  • Hán-ViệtNhi

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
而(しかして)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+800C

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱丆𦉫

Words using this kanji

  • 而してそしてand, and then, thus, and now
  • 而立じりつ三十歳。age 30
  • 而今而後じこんじごin the future, from now on, henceforth, hereafter

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(10 results)

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