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尼 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「尸」

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準2High school level ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「尸」
On
ニに · ni
Kun
あまama
Meaning
nun

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two figures leaning together; used to transcribe the Sanskrit word for a Buddhist nun.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onニにni尼僧にそう修道尼しゅうどうに
Kunあまama尼に尼寺あまでら

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 尼僧にそう

    nun

  • 尼寺あまでら

    convent

More words with this kanji

  • 釈迦牟尼しゃかむに

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

山(やま)の中(なか)に古(ふる)い尼寺(あまでら)がある。

There is an old convent up in the mountains.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 尸Map of reading ニAll maps

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