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兢 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「儿」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「儿」
On
キョウきょう · kyō
Kun
おそ.れる・つつ.しむoso.reru · tsutsu.shimu
Meaning
fearful; cautious

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of two people standing warily: to be fearful and cautious.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 戦戦兢兢せんせんきょうきょう

    trembling with fear

  • 兢兢きょうきょう

    fearfully; warily

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

戦戦(せんせん)兢兢(きょうきょう)として結果(けっか)を待(ま)った。

We waited for the result in fear and trembling.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 儿Map of reading キョウAll maps

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