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彦 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「彳」

道
準1University / general ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
On
ゲンげん · gen
Kun
ひこhiko
Meaning
fine young man

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A fine pattern plus a figure: a young man distinguished in both looks and ability.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 彦星ひこぼし

    Altair; the Herdsman star

  • 諸彦しょげん

    gentlemen; distinguished men

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

七夕(たなばた)には彦星(ひこぼし)と織姫(おりひめ)が出会(であ)う。

At the Tanabata festival the Herdsman and the Weaver meet.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

彦星諸彦彦星star諸variou…彬refine…徽badge役role彷to wan…彼he這to cra…絃string硯inksto…諺prover…幻phanto…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 彳Map of reading ゲンAll maps

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