漢字道KANJIDO

4 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)4 strokesRadical
On
ソク
Kun
ほの.か・ほの-・ほの.めかす・ほの.めく・かたむ.く
Meaning
faint; to hint

Origin

ORIGIN

A person under a cliff 厂: the sun slants and the light grows faint.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 仄聞そくぶん

    hearsay; learning indirectly

  • 仄めかすほのめかす

    to hint at

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

彼は辞任の意向を仄めかした。

They hinted at an intention to resign.

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