漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

2High school level8 strokesRadical
On
コン
Kun
Meaning
insect; kelp

Origin

ORIGIN

日 "sun" with 比 "to line up": creatures massing under the sun — insects.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コン昆虫・昆布

「昆布」は,「コブ」とも。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 昆虫こんちゅう

    an insect

  • 昆布こんぶ

    kelp; kombu

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

昆虫の写真を撮る。

I take photographs of insects.

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