漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 55 strokesRadical
On
Kun
Meaning
phrase; verse; haiku

Origin

ORIGIN

勹 "to enclose" around 口 "words"; words bounded into one unit — hence "phrase, verse."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

句集・字句・節句

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 俳句はいく

    haiku

  • 文句もんく

    complaint; wording

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

春の俳句を作った。

I composed a haiku about spring.

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