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苟 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 一時凌ぎ。とりあえず。
  2. 大まか、大ざっぱ。
  3. もし、たとえば。
  4. そして、それから。
  5. 姓氏。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

any, at all, in the least

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウ
  • ク
Kun (native)
  • いやしく(も)
Other languages
  • 拼音gou3
  • 한글gu
  • Hán-ViệtCẩu

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+82DF

Components

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹句

Words using this kanji

  • 苟もいやしくもany, at all, in the least, even in a slight degree
  • 苟安こうあんsnatching a moment of rest, seeking temporary ease
  • 苟且こうしょ間に合わせ。 疎か。軽率。stopgap, makeshift, temporary

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(3 results)

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Lookup codes

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