薨 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

menu_bookMeaning

die

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• コウ

Kun (native)

• こう(じる)
• みまか(る)

Other languages

• 拼音hong1
• 한글hung
• 한글hoeng
• Hán-ViệtHoăng

infoBasics

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

艸(くさ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+85A8

grid_viewComponents

• 冖わかんむり
• 匕ひ
• 夕た
• 艹くさかんむり
• 罒あみがしら

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿳𦭝冖死

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 薨こうdeath (of a nobleman, etc.)
• 薨去こうきょ皇族のうち皇太子妃や親王、内親王、または以上の貴人が死ぬこと。 皇族のうち皇太子妃や親王、内親王、または三位以上の貴人が死ぬ。death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.), demise
• 薨御こうぎょ親王、女院、摂政、関白、大臣などが亡くなること。death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)
• 薨逝こうせい皇族、三位以上の公家が亡くなること。薨去。death (of a nobleman)
• 薨ずるこうずるto die (of a nobleman, etc.)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-13

Four Corner

4421.1

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3k13.22

Nelson

4064