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惺 — 12 strokes / Radical「忄」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 12 strokes / Radical「忄」
On
セイせい · sei
Kun
さと.るsato.ru
Meaning
to be awake to

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Heart 忄 with 星 as phonetic: the mind clear and awake to things.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 惺惺せいせい

    wide awake; clear-minded

  • 覚醒かくせい

    awakening

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

座禅(ざぜん)は惺惺たる心(こころ)を養(やしな)う。

Seated meditation cultivates a clear, wakeful mind.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

覚醒覚醒惺覚rememb…醒awaken忖to sur…忻to rej…忸ashame…忤to go…忱sincer…砌the st…洒to was…穽a pitf…晟bright凊cool
CompoundRadicalReading

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