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頁

頁 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 人の頭部。
  2. 冊子状のものの一枚一枚の紙。ページ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。頭部を強調した人を象る。「あたま」を意味する漢語｛頁｝または「稽首」を意味する漢語｛稽｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

page, leaf

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケツ
Kun (native)
  • ぺえじ
  • おおがい
  • かしら
Other languages
  • 拼音ye4
  • 한글hyeol
  • Hán-ViệtHiệt

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
頁(おおがい)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+9801

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱丆貝

Words using this kanji

  • 頁ページ本やノートなどの冊子での紙の片面。 転じて、小説などの分量。 （ケツ、ページ）本などの紙面を数える助数詞。page, nth page, page ...
  • 頁岩けつがん粘土、シルトが堆積してできた岩石のうち薄く板のように剥がれるもの。シェール。shale
  • 頁岩油けつがんゆshale oil
  • 頁送りページおくりform feed, FF

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