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鬣

鬣 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ひげ。
  2. たてがみ。また、花、葉、穂のそのような形。
  3. 魚竜の背鰭。
  4. 箒の穂先。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「髟」（頭髪、毛髪）+音符「巤」。「長い体毛」「たてがみ」を意味する漢語｛鬣｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

mane

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • リョウ
Kun (native)
  • たてがみ
Other languages
  • 拼音lie4
  • 한글ryeob
  • Hán-ViệtLiệp

Basics

Strokes
25 strokes
Radical
髟(かみがしら)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+9B23

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱髟巤

Words using this kanji

  • 鬣たてがみ馬の頸部、ライオンの顔の回りや頸部に生えた長い毛。mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
  • 鬣犬たてがみいぬハイエナhyena
  • 鬣狼たてがみおおかみmaned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-10-15
Four Corner
7211.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3s22.1
Nelson
5265