冤 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「冖」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「冖」
- On
- エン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- false accusation
Origin
A cover 冖 over a rabbit 兔: trapped and unable to flee — hence a false charge.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 冤罪えんざい
false charge; wrongful conviction
- 雪冤せつえん
clearing one's name
Example
長い裁判の末に冤罪が晴れた。
After a long trial the false charge was cleared.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)