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朔 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「月」

道
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On
サクさく · saku
Kun
ついたちtsuitachi
Meaning
new moon; first of the month

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The moon with an element for returning to the start: the day the moon completes its round — the first of the month.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 朔日さくじつ

    the first day of the month

  • 朔望さくぼう

    new moon and full moon

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

朔日(さくじつ)に神社(じんじゃ)へ参(まい)る習(なら)わしがある。

There is a custom of visiting the shrine on the first of the month.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

朔日朔望朔日sun望hope肋rib肴food…肱elbow朋friend胡foreig…乍while窄narrow雀sparro…作to mak…柵fence
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Compound

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