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刹 — 8 strokes / Radical「刂」

道
2High school graduate / general / 8 strokes / Radical「刂」
On
セチ・セツ・サツせち・せつ・さつ · sechi · setsu · satsu
Kun
—
Meaning
temple; instant

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A character used to transcribe Sanskrit sounds: a temple, and in one compound, the briefest instant.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onサツさつsatsu古刹こさつ名刹めいさつ
Onセツせつsetsu刹那せつな

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 古刹こさつ

    ancient temple

  • 名刹めいさつ

    famous temple

More words with this kanji

  • 刹那せつな

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

京都(きょうと)の古刹(こさつ)を訪(たず)ね歩(ある)いた。

I walked round the ancient temples of Kyoto.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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