掫 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ソウ・シュウ
- Kun
- まも.る・たきぎ・う.つ
- Meaning
- to keep night watch
Origin
Hand 扌 with 取 as phonetic: to make the night rounds and guard.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 掫まもる
to keep watch
- 夜警やけい
night watch
Example
夜通し門を掫って過ごした。
They kept watch at the gate all night.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)