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壙 — 18 strokes ／ Radical「土」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 18 strokes ／ Radical「土」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
あなana
Meaning
grave pit

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Earth 土 with 廣 as phonetic: the pit dug to receive a coffin.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 壙穴こうけつ

    grave pit

  • 墓穴ぼけつ

    grave

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

丘(おか)の上(うえ)に壙穴が掘(ほ)られていた。

A grave pit had been dug on the hill.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 土Map of reading コウAll maps

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