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陛

陛 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （古用/希）きざはし。屋外にあって館に導く階段。
  2. 陛下に用いて、天子、国王等の尊称を構成する。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「阜」+音符「坒」。「きざはし」を意味する漢語｛陛｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

highness, steps (of throne)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘイElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音bi4
  • 한글pye
  • Hán-ViệtBệ

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Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
阜(おか)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+965B

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰阝坒

Words using this kanji

  • 陛下へいか天子・皇帝・女帝に対する尊称・敬称。 天皇・皇后・皇太后・太皇太后に対する尊称・敬称。 国王・女王に対する尊称・敬称。Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty
  • 陛衛へいえいImperial guard

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