漢字道KANJIDOβ

佗 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
タ・イた・い · ta · i
Kun
わび.しい・わび・ほか・わ.びるwabi.shii · wabi · hoka · wa.biru
Meaning
lonely; desolate

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Person 亻 with 它 as phonetic: another, other; in Japan used for a quiet, lonely feeling.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 佗しいわびしい

    lonely; desolate

  • 侘びわび

    wabi; austere beauty

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

佗(わび)しい一人(ひとり)きりの食事(しょくじ)だった。

It was a lonely meal taken all alone.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

侘び佗侘wabi仂remain…仆to fal…仍theref…仗arms仟thousa…已to cea…朶a bran…岔a fork…矣a fina…苡used…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading タAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Quiz