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匡 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「匚」

道
準1University / general ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「匚」
On
キョウ・オウきょう・おう · kyō · ō
Kun
すく.う・ただ.すsuku.u · tada.su
Meaning
correct; set right

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A frame with 王: putting something bent into a frame to straighten it — to correct.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 匡正きょうせい

    correction; rectification

  • 匡救きょうきゅう

    relief; setting right

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

世(よ)の乱(みだ)れを匡正(きょうせい)しようとした。

They sought to set right the disorder of the age.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

匡救匡正匡救to res…正correc…匝go rou…匪bandit匚box ra…匠artisa…医doctor叶be gra…兇wicked亨pass…杏aprico…劫aeon
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 匚Map of reading キョウAll maps

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