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嗣 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」

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準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
シし · shi
Kun
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Meaning
heir; succeed to

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Written tablets plus taking charge: to succeed to a house or a rank by formal record.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシしshi嗣子しし嫡嗣嫡嗣

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 嗣子しし

    heir

  • 後嗣こうし

    successor

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

嗣子(しし)がないまま当主(とうしゅ)が亡(な)くなった。

The head of the house died without an heir.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

嗣子後嗣嗣子child後after呈presen…吟recite呉Wu唆instig…唇lips肢limb漬pickle賜grant士samura…尸corpse
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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