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婁 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」

道
準1University / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
ル・ロウる・ろう · ru · rō
Kun
つな.ぐ・ひ.くtsuna.gu · hi.ku
Meaning
tie; frequently

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a woman carrying a vessel on her head: to link, and “frequently”.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 婁つなぐ

    to tie; to link

  • 離婁りろう

    keen eyesight (from a legendary figure)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

古書(こしょ)に婁(ろう)という字(じ)が残(のこ)る。

This character survives in old books.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

離婁婁離separa…夷barbar…妓perfor…姐elder…姑mother…姶comely牢prison狼wolf琉gem稜edge摺rub
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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