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倭 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
準1University / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
ワ・イわ・い · wa · i
Kun
やまと・したが.うyamato · shitaga.u
Meaning
ancient Japan; Yamato

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Person with an element for yielding gracefully: the word by which ancient China referred to Japan.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 倭国わこく

    the land of Wa (ancient Japan)

  • 倭寇わこう

    medieval Japanese pirates

More words with this kanji

  • 魏志倭人伝ぎしわじんでん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

中国(ちゅうごく)の史書(ししょ)に倭国(わこく)の記述(きじゅつ)がある。

Chinese histories contain accounts of the land of Wa.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading ワAll maps

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