忝 — 8 strokes / Radical「心」
道1University / general (hardest) / 8 strokes / Radical「心」
- On
- テン
- Kun
- かたじけな.い
- Meaning
- grateful; undeserved
Origin
Heart 心 with 天 as phonetic: to feel a kindness greater than one deserves.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 忝いかたじけない
much obliged; grateful
- 恐縮きょうしゅく
feeling obliged; abashed
Example
ご厚意まことに忝く存じます。
I am truly grateful for your kindness.
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