漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)8 strokesRadical
On
ヨウ
Kun
わかじに
Meaning
to die young

Origin

ORIGIN

歹 "bones" with 夭 as phonetic: to die while still young.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • わかじに

    dying young

  • 夭折ようせつ

    an early death

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

才ある人が殀した。

A gifted person died young.

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