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佞 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
ネイねい · nei
Kun
おもね.る・よこしまomone.ru · yokoshima
Meaning
to flatter; insincere

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Person 亻 with a phonetic element: to flatter with words alone.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 佞臣ねいしん

    flattering, treacherous retainer

  • 奸佞かんねい

    wicked and sycophantic

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

王(おう)は佞臣(ねいしん)を退(しりぞ)けて政(せい)を正(ただ)した。

The king dismissed the flatterers and set the government right.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading ネイAll maps

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