匙 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「匕」
道準1University / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「匕」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- さじ
- Meaning
- spoon
Origin
A spoon shape with 是 as phonetic: the tool for scooping liquid — a spoon.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 匙さじ
spoon
- 匙加減さじかげん
adjustment; discretion
Example
医者が匙を投げるほど難しい病だ。
It is an illness so hard that the doctor gave it up.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)