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嗇 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
ショクしょく · shoku
Kun
やぶさ.か・おし.むyabusa.ka · oshi.mu
Meaning
stingy

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of grain shut away in a store: to hold back, to be stingy.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 吝嗇りんしょく

    stinginess

  • 嗇むおしむ

    to grudge; to spare

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

吝嗇(りんしょく)だと陰口(かげぐち)をたたかれた。

They were called stingy behind their back.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

吝嗇嗇吝stingy叨reckle…叭trump…叮courte…叺straw…吁ah!昃the su…昵intima…惻compas…喞to com…廁lavato…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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