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蹲

蹲 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. うずくま-る、しゃがむ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「足」+音符「尊」。「うずくまる」「しゃがむ」の意味を表す漢語｛蹲｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

crouch, squat, cower

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソン
  • シュン
Kun (native)
  • つくば(う)
  • うずくま(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音dun1
  • 拼音cun2
  • 한글jun
  • Hán-ViệtTồn
  • Hán-ViệtTỗn

Basics

Strokes
19 strokes
Radical
足(あし)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+8E72

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰𧾷尊

Words using this kanji

  • 蹲るうずくまる体全体を丸くしてしゃがむ。 獣などが後足を畳んで低い姿勢をとる。to crouch, to squat, to cower
  • 蹲つくばいつくばう（うずくまる）こと。 日本庭園で露地（茶庭）に設置される、手を清めるために置かれた背の低い手水鉢に役石をおいたもの。stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
  • 蹲踞そんきょ尻を地面につけずうずくまってすわること。 貴人の行列に出会ったとき、うずくまって頭をさげる礼。 相撲や剣道などで爪先立ちで膝を曲げて腰を下ろし、膝を開いた姿勢をとること。crouching, formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
  • 蹲むつくなむto squat, to crouch
  • 蹲うつくばうto crouch, to squat

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