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欷 — 11 strokes / Radical「欠」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 11 strokes / Radical「欠」
On
キき · ki
Kun
なげくnageku
Meaning
to sob

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

欠 "open mouth" with 豈 as phonetic: to weep with the breath catching.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 歔欷きょき

    sobbing

  • 欷歎きたん

    sighing in grief

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

歔欷(きょき)の声(こえ)が漏(も)れてきた。

The sound of sobbing came through.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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