漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)13 strokesRadical
On
ジョウ・ジャク・デキ
Kun
なよ.やかな・しなや.か・たお.やか
Meaning
supple; lingering

Origin

ORIGIN

Woman 女 with 弱 "weak" as phonetic: supple and delicate.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 嫋やかたおやか

    graceful; supple

  • 嫋嫋じょうじょう

    lingering (of a sound)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

鐘の音が嫋嫋と尾を引いた。

The sound of the bell lingered on and on.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)