乍 — 5 strokes / Radical「丿」
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- On
- サ・サクさ・さく · sa · saku
- Kun
- -なが.ら・たちま.ちnaga.ra · tachima.chi
- Meaning
- while; suddenly
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of shaping something with a blade; later borrowed as the particle meaning “while”.
Compounds
- 乍らながら
while; although
- 乍たちまち
suddenly; in an instant
Example
残念乍ら今回は見送ります。
Regrettably, we will pass on it this time.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
RadicalReading
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