蛭 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

leech

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シツ
  • チツ
Kun (native)
  • ひる
Nanori (used in names)
  • えび
Other languages
  • 拼音zhi4
  • 한글jil
  • Hán-ViệtĐiệt

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
虫(むし)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+86ED

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰虫至

Words using this kanji

  • ひるleech
  • 蛭木ひるぎmangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
  • 蛭石ひるいしvermiculite
  • 蛭蓆ひるむしろPotamogeton distinctus (species of pondweed)
  • 蛭木騙ひるぎだましgrey mangrove (Avicennia marina), white mangrove

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(15 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-6
Four Corner
5111.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6d6.5
Heisig
2735
Nelson
4132