嗣 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- heir; succeed to
Origin
Written tablets plus taking charge: to succeed to a house or a rank by formal record.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シ | 嗣子・嫡嗣 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 嗣子しし
heir
- 後嗣こうし
successor
Example
嗣子がないまま当主が亡くなった。
The head of the house died without an heir.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)