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寡 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「宀」

道
準2High school level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
On
カか · ka
Kun
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Meaning
few; widow

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Only one person left inside the house: few in number, and one who has lost a spouse.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカかka寡黙かもく寡婦かふ多寡たか

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 寡黙かもく

    taciturn; reticent

  • 多寡たか

    quantity; number

More words with this kanji

  • 寡婦かふ
  • 鰥寡かんか

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

父(ちち)は寡黙(かもく)な人(ひと)だった。

My father was a man of few words.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

多寡寡黙寡多many黙be sil…宜suitab…宰superi…宵early…寛tolera…寧peacef…偽false渦whirlp…禍calami…靴shoes稼earn
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 宀Map of reading カAll maps

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