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鹵

鹵 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （地上に析出した）しお。
  2. 塩辛い、しょっぱい。
  3. にがり。
  4. 濃厚な汁や飲み物。
  5. 荒地。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「囟」に区別のための点を加えた形。「頭蓋骨」を意味する漢語｛顱｝を表す字。仮借して「しお」を意味する漢語｛鹵｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

salt

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ロ
Kun (native)
  • しお
  • しおち
  • たて
Other languages
  • 拼音lu3
  • 한글ro
  • Hán-ViệtLỗ

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
鹵(しお)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+9E75

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱⺊𱕻

Words using this kanji

  • 鹵獲ろかく戦争において、打倒した敵の兵器や軍用品を後続する戦闘のために接収すること。capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.), seizure, plunder
  • 鹵簿ろぼ儀仗を具備した行幸、行啓の行列。Imperial cortege (procession)
  • 鹵石ろせきhalide
  • 鹵獲品ろかくひんplunder, spoils, booty, loot

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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