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乂 — 2 strokes ／ Radical「丿」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 2 strokes ／ Radical「丿」
On
ガイ・カイ・ゲがい・かい・げ · gai · kai · ge
Kun
おさ.める・か.るosa.meru · ka.ru
Meaning
to mow; to bring order

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of shears cutting grass: to mow, and to bring the world to order.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 乂安がいあん

    peace and good order

  • 乂めるおさめる

    to govern; to bring order

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

戦(いくさ)が終(お)わり、世(よ)は乂安の時(とき)を迎(むか)えた。

The wars ended and the world came into a time of peace.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

乂安乂安peacef…乖to go…乃thereu…久long…及reach之of夬to dec…丐to beg艾mugwor…价messen…孩infant
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 丿Map of reading ガイAll maps

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