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掫 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
On
ソウ・シュウそう・しゅう · sō · shū
Kun
まも.る・たきぎ・う.つmamo.ru · takigi · u.tsu
Meaning
to keep night watch

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Hand 扌 with 取 as phonetic: to make the night rounds and guard.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 掫まもる

    to keep watch

  • 夜警やけい

    night watch

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夜通(よどお)し門(もん)を掫って過(す)ごした。

They kept watch at the gate all night.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

夜警夜警掫夜night警to war…扎to pri…扛to lif…扞to war…扠well…扨well…屮a spro…卅thirty匆in has…艸grass冏bright
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 扌Map of reading ソウAll maps

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