漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

4Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
ザイ・スイ・セイ
Kun
かる・けず.る
Meaning
medicine; dose

Origin

ORIGIN

斉 "to arrange" with 刂 "blade": cut and blended to order — a medicine, a dose.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ザイ薬剤師・錠剤・消化剤

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 洗剤せんざい

    detergent

  • 薬剤やくざい

    medicine; drug

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

台所の洗剤を買ってきた。

I bought detergent for the kitchen.

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