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莫

莫 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 暗い。
  2. なかれ。～な。漢文の助字。無、毋、亡、勿に同義で、存在の否定や禁止を示す。於や焉と共に比較表現に使われる場合が多い。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「日」+音符「茻」。「よる」を意味する漢語｛暮｝を表す字。のち仮借して否定の副詞｛莫｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

must not, do not, be not

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • バク
  • ボ
  • マク
  • モ
  • ナイ
Kun (native)
  • くれ
  • なか(れ)
  • なし
Other languages
  • 拼音mo4
  • 한글mag
  • 한글mo
  • Hán-ViệtMạc
  • Hán-ViệtMộ
  • Hán-ViệtMạch
  • Hán-ViệtBá

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+83AB

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹旲

Words using this kanji

  • 莫大ばくだい数量などが非常に大きいさま。vast, huge, immense, enormous
  • 莫斯科モスクワ「モスクワ」の漢字表記。Moscow (Russia)
  • 莫逆ばくぎゃく非常に親密な間柄であること。cordial relations
  • 莫連ばくれんworldly woman
  • 莫大小メリヤス「メリヤス」の漢字表記。knitted fabric, knitted goods, knitwear
  • 莫臥児もうるlace, lacing braid, chenille yarn, tinsel
  • 莫大海ばくだいかいmalva nut (Scaphium affine)
  • 莫逆の友ばくぎゃくのともvery close friend, bosom friend
  • 莫逆の交わりばくぎゃくのまじわりgetting along extremely well, maintaining a fond friendship

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(13 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-7
Four Corner
4443.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k7.13
Heisig
2242
Nelson
3954