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隻

隻 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 対になった物の片方の数。
  2. 舟などを数える数詞。
  3. わずかの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「雙」の略体。もと「ふたつ」を意味する漢語｛雙｝を表す字であったが、字形と字義の対応から借用して「ひとつ」を意味する漢語｛隻｝に用いる。象形または会意。「又」（右手） + 「隹」 × 2。「ふたつ」を意味する漢語｛雙｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セキJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音zhi1
  • 한글cheog
  • Hán-ViệtChích

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
隹(ふるとり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+96BB

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱隹又

Words using this kanji

  • 隻せき対になった物の片方の数。 舟などを数える数詞。 わずかの。counter for ships, counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen), counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
  • 隻眼せきがん片目。独眼。一隻眼。 優れた見識。一隻眼。one eye, discerning eye, excellent judgement
  • 隻手せきしゅ片方の手。one hand, one arm
  • 隻影せきえいa glimpse of an object's outlines
  • 隻語せきごjust a few words
  • 隻句せっくa few words
  • 隻腕せきわん（一方の腕を失って）片腕。隻手。one arm
  • 隻脚せっきゃく片方の足。 一本足。one-legged
  • 隻手の声せきしゅのこえthe sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)
  • 隻手の音声せきしゅのおんじょうthe sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)

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