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彦 — 9 strokes / Radical「彳」

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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

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