衒 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「行」 + 音符「玄」。「うりこむ」を意味する漢語｛衒｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

show off, display, pretend

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ゲン
• ケン

Kun (native)

• てら(う)

Other languages

• 拼音xuan4
• 한글hyeon
• Hán-ViệtHuyễn

infoBasics

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

行(ぎょう)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+8852

grid_viewComponents

• 亠なべぶた
• 幺よう
• 彳ぎょうにんべん
• 玄げん
• 行ぎょう

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿴行玄

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 衒うてらうてらう 参照to show off, to parade, to pretend
• 衒学げんがく学をこと。ある事項／事象に関して知識があることを、必要以上に見せびらかすこと又はその物言い。特に内容のない事項について、さも重要であるかのように見せ、さらに発言者自身が重要性を有するように見せる技法の一つ。pedantry, display of one's learning
• 衒気げんき自分の学識や才能を見せびらかして自慢したいと思う気持ち。。affectation, ostentation, vanity
• 衒耀げんよう名声をようと自分をに誇示しようとすること。false glitter
• 衒いてらいaffectation, pretension
• 衒学者げんがくしゃpedant, bookworm
• 衒学的げんがくてき学問、知識を必要以上にひけらかすさま。pedantic
• 衒らかすひけらかすto show off, to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
• 衒学趣味げんがくしゅみpedantry, display of one's learning, being of a pedantic disposition

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(10 results)

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 術One part differs
• 衎One part differs
• 衖One part differs
• 衘One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-3-8

Four Corner

2122.1

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3i8.1

Nelson

1620