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妾 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「子」

道
準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「子」
On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
めかけ・そばめ・わらわmekake · sobame · warawa
Meaning
concubine

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman with a mark of low standing: a woman of lesser status than the lawful wife.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 妾めかけ

    concubine

  • 愛妾あいしょう

    a favoured concubine

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

当時(とうじ)の身分(みぶん)制度(せいど)と妾(めかけ)の立場(たちば)を論(ろん)じる。

We discuss the status system of the day and the position of concubines.

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The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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