漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)8 strokesRadical
On
ヨウ
Kun
くら.い・はるか
Meaning
dim; far off

Origin

ORIGIN

The sun 日 beneath a tree 木: the sun hidden below the trees and dark; also far off.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 杳としてようとして

    with no trace; utterly unknown

  • 杳然ようぜん

    far off and dim

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

その後の消息は杳として知れない。

Nothing has been heard of them since.

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