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或 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「戈」

道
準1University / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
On
ワク・コク・イキわく・こく・いき · waku · koku · iki
Kun
あ.る・あるい・あるいはa.ru · arui · aruiha
Meaning
a certain; some

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A halberd guarding an enclosure: originally a territory; later borrowed for “a certain, or”.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 或るある

    a certain

  • 或いはあるいは

    or; perhaps

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

或(あ)る日(ひ)、不思議(ふしぎ)な話(はなし)を聞(き)いた。

One day I heard a strange story.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

或戊fifth…戎weapon…戟halber…戈halber…戉a batt…掬scoop…鵠swan告to tel…克overco…谷valley
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