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彫 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「彳」

道
3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
On
チョウちょう · chō
Kun
ほ.る・-ぼ.りho.ru · bo.ri
Meaning
carve; engrave

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

With 周: paring around to bring out a shape — to carve, to engrave.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチョウちょうchō彫刻ちょうこく彫塑ちょうそ木彫もくちょう
Kunほるhoru彫るほる木彫りきぼり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 彫刻ちょうこく

    sculpture; carving

  • 木彫もくちょう

    wood carving

More words with this kanji

  • 彫鏤ちょうる
  • 鏨彫りたがねぼり
  • 彫ちょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

木彫(もくちょう)の像(ぞう)を彫(ほ)った。

I carved a wooden statue.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 彳Map of reading チョウAll maps

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