寡 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道準2High school level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- カ
- Kun
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- Meaning
- few; widow
Origin
Only one person left inside the house: few in number, and one who has lost a spouse.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カ | 寡黙・寡婦・多寡 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 寡黙かもく
taciturn; reticent
- 多寡たか
quantity; number
Example
父は寡黙な人だった。
My father was a man of few words.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)