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乖 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「丿」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「丿」
On
カイかい · kai
Kun
そむ.く・もとるsomu.ku · motoru
Meaning
to go against; to diverge

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a ram's horns turning apart: to go against, to diverge.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 乖離かいり

    divergence; estrangement

  • 乖くそむく

    to go against

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

理想(りそう)と現実(げんじつ)が大(おお)きく乖離(かいり)している。

The ideal and the reality diverge widely.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

乖離乖離separa…乂to mow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 カイAll maps

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