虺 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 9 strokes

Origin of the character

形声。「兀」+音符「虫/*huiʔ/」。{まむし}を意味する漢語「虺/*huiʔ/」を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

large poisonous snake

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カイ
Kun (native)
  • まむし
Other languages
  • 拼音hui3
  • 拼音hui1
  • 한글hwe
  • Hán-ViệtHôi
  • Hán-ViệtHúy
  • Hán-ViệtHủy

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
虫(むし)
JIS level
Level 4
Unicode
U+867A

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺兀虫

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Lookup codes

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