厲 — 15 strokes / Radical「厂」
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- On
- レイ・ライ・レツ・レチれい・らい・れつ・れち · rei · rai · retsu · rechi
- Kun
- といし・と.ぐ・こす.るtoishi · to.gu · kosu.ru
- Meaning
- whetstone; to strive
Stroke order
Origin
A cliff 厂 with 萬 as phonetic: a coarse whetstone; also to spur oneself on.
Compounds
- 砥厲しれい
whetting; self-discipline
- 厲むはげむ
to strive
Example
日夜学問に厲んで倦むことがない。
Day and night they strive at their studies without tiring.
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