逼 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

This stroke order diagram is drawn with 13 strokes; it can differ from the count above because the sources use slightly different glyph shapes.

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

Meaning

urge, force, imminent, spur on

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • フク
  • ヒツ
  • ヒョク
  • ヒキ
Kun (native)
  • せま(る)
  • むかばき
Other languages
  • 拼音bi1
  • 한글pib
  • Hán-ViệtBức

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
辵(しんにょう)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+903C

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿺辶畐

Words using this kanji

  • 逼迫ひっぱく行き詰まって余裕のない状態となること。 危険や苦痛が身に迫ること。tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.), pressure, stringency, being strained (of a situation)
  • 逼塞ひっそく逼迫すること。 零落して世間から遠ざかること。 江戸時代、武士、僧侶に対する刑罰の一つ。門を閉ざし、外出をしないこと。閉門より軽く、遠慮より重い。being trapped (and having no way out), withdrawal from society during personal financial hardship, house arrest (Edo period)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(5 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-9
Four Corner
3130.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2q9.7
Heisig
2500
Nelson
4717