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薙

薙 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. なぐ。草を刈る。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「雉」。「なぐ」を意味する漢語｛薙｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

mow down (the enemy)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • テイ
  • チ
Kun (native)
  • な(ぐ)
  • なぎ
  • か(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音ti4
  • 한글chi
  • Hán-ViệtThế
  • Hán-ViệtTrĩ

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+8599

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹雉

Words using this kanji

  • 薙刀なぎなたなぎなたの漢字表記。naginata, naginata
  • 薙ぐなぐto cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.), to mow
  • 薙刀術なぎなたじゅつ薙刀によって相手を倒す武術。art of using a naginata
  • 薙ぎ払うなぎはらうto mow down, to cut down, to slash (horizontally), to make a clean sweep

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-13
Four Corner
4441.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k13.8
Heisig
2441
Nelson
4072