囁 — 21 strokes / Radical「口」
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- On
- ショウしょう · shō
- Kun
- ささや.くsasaya.ku
- Meaning
- to whisper
Stroke order
Origin
Mouth 口 with 聶 as phonetic: to speak low at another's ear.
Compounds
- 囁くささやく
to whisper
- 私語しご
whispering; private talk
Example
隣の席で何やら囁く声がした。
There was a whispering from the next seat.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
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