漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)9 strokesRadical
On
カイ・クワイ・エ
Kun
さまよ.う
Meaning
to wander

Origin

ORIGIN

Step 彳 with 回 "to circle" as phonetic: to walk round and round.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 徘徊はいかい

    loitering; wandering about

  • 低徊ていかい

    pacing about in thought

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夜更けの街を徘徊していた。

They were wandering the streets late at night.

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