揮 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- キ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- to wield; direct; display (ability)
Origin
扌 "hand" plus 軍 "army"; directing troops with a wave of the hand — hence "to wield, to conduct."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キ | 揮発油・指揮・発揮 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 指揮しき
conducting; command
- 発揮はっき
displaying (ability)
Example
先生が合唱を指揮した。
The teacher conducted the chorus.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)