沛 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ハイ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- a downpour
Origin
Water 氵 with 巿 as phonetic: for water to pour over in force.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 沛然はいぜん
pouring down (of rain)
- 顛沛てんぱい
a sudden upset; a moment
Example
沛然として夕立が来た。
The evening shower came pouring down.
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