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垢 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「土」

道
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On
コウ・クこう・く · kō · ku
Kun
あか・はじaka · haji
Meaning
dirt; grime

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Earth with 后 as phonetic: the grime that clings to the body or to objects.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 垢あか

    dirt; grime

  • 無垢むく

    purity; innocence

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

無垢(むく)な子(こ)どもの笑顔(えがお)に救(すく)われる。

The innocent smile of a child is a comfort.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

無垢垢無nothin…圭ceremo…坐sit坦level坤earth尭high叩strike弘vast亙extend…亘extend…亨pass…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 土Map of reading コウAll maps

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