闕 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

lack, gap, fail, imperial palace

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケツ
Kun (native)
  • か(ける)
Other languages
  • 拼音que4
  • 拼音que1
  • 한글gweol
  • Hán-ViệtKhuyết

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
門(もん)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+95D5

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿵門欮

Words using this kanji

  • 闕腋けってき衣服(袍)の両腋の下を縫わずに開けたままのもの。unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing, clothing with such an open side, robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran
  • 闕所けっしょgap, hole, confiscation of property (Edo period), punishment involving exile and expropriation (Edo period)
  • 闕官けっかんempty government position, dismissing a government official
  • 闕下けっかbefore the Emperor, in front of the Emperor
  • 闕腋の袍けってきのほうrobe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(9 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-8-10
Four Corner
7748.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8e10.3
Nelson
4972