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唇 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
シンしん · shin
Kun
くちびるkuchibiru
Meaning
lips

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A shellfish stirring plus mouth: the moving rim of the mouth — the lips.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシンしんshin口唇こうしん
Kunくちびるkuchibiru唇くちびる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 口唇こうしん

    the lips

  • 唇くちびる

    lip

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

寒(さむ)さで唇(くちびる)がかさかさに乾(かわ)いた。

The cold left my lips dry and chapped.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

口唇唇口mouth呉Wu吟recite呈presen…唆instig…喝scold…津harbou…娠pregna…紳gentle…診examin…心heart
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 口Map of reading シンAll maps

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