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哽 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
むせ.ぶmuse.bu
Meaning
to choke with sobs

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth 口 with 更 as phonetic: the throat closing so the voice will not come.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 哽咽こうえつ

    choking with sobs

  • 咽ぶむせぶ

    to sob; to choke

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

別(わか)れの場(ば)で哽咽して言葉(ことば)が出(で)なかった。

At the parting they choked up and could not speak.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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