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戚 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「戈」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
On
ソク・セキそく・せき · soku · seki
Kun
いた.む・うれ.える・みうちita.mu · ure.eru · miuchi
Meaning
relatives; grieve

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

An axe shape plus a phonetic element: those of one’s own house — kin.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセキせきseki親戚しんせき

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 親戚しんせき

    relatives

  • 姻戚いんせき

    relatives by marriage

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

正月(しょうがつ)には親戚(しんせき)が大勢(おおぜい)集(あつ)まる。

A great many relatives gather at New Year.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

姻戚親戚戚姻marria…親parent戴receiv…戈halber…戊fifth…戉a batt…戍to gua…捉catch脊spine塞block…夕evenin…仄faint
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 戈Map of reading ソクAll maps

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