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跪

跪 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ひざまずく。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「足」+音符「危」。「ひざまずく」を意味する漢語｛跪｝を表す字。もと「危」が｛跪｝を表す字であったが、足偏を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

kneel

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キ
Kun (native)
  • ひざまず(く)
Other languages
  • 拼音gui4
  • 한글gwe
  • Hán-ViệtQuỵ

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
足(あし)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+8DEA

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰𧾷危

Words using this kanji

  • 跪くひざまずく主に礼拝に際してや屈服の意を表して、膝を地面や床に付けて屈む。to kneel (in respect), to genuflect
  • 跪座きざひざまずいてすわること。kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
  • 跪拝きはい跪き、腰を屈めて礼拝すること。kneeling and worshipping, worshipping on one's knees

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(5 results)

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Lookup codes

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