蟫 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 18 strokes

Meaning

the insect, commonly known as the silver-fish, which destroys books, clothing, etc.

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • イン
  • タン
  • ドン
Kun (native)
  • しみ
Other languages
  • 拼音yin2
  • Hán-ViệtĐàm
  • Hán-ViệtDâm
  • Hán-ViệtNgân

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
虫(むし)
JIS level
Level 4
Unicode
U+87EB

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰虫覃

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-12