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拱 — 9 strokes / Radical「扌」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 9 strokes / Radical「扌」
On
キョウ・コウきょう・こう · kyō · kō
Kun
こまぬ.く・こまね.くkomanu.ku · komane.ku
Meaning
to fold one's arms

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Hand 扌 with 共 as phonetic: to join the hands in salute; hence to stand by idle.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 拱手傍観きょうしゅぼうかん

    looking on with folded arms

  • 拱くこまぬく

    to fold one's arms

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

拱手(きょうしゅ)傍観(ぼうかん)するわけにはいかない。

We cannot simply look on with folded arms.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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