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壟 — 19 strokes / Radical「土」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 19 strokes / Radical「土」
On
ロウ・リョウろう・りょう · rō · ryō
Kun
おか・うね・つかoka · une · tsuka
Meaning
mound; to monopolize

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Earth 土 with 龍 as phonetic: a field ridge or mound; from looking down on a market comes 壟断, to monopolize.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 壟断ろうだん

    monopolizing

  • 壟畝ろうほ

    fields; the countryside

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

一(いち)社(しゃ)が市場(しじょう)を壟断(ろうだん)している。

One company has the market to itself.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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