涅 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ネツ・デツ
- Kun
- そ.める
- Meaning
- black clay; to dye black
Origin
Water 氵 and earth 土 with 日 as phonetic: the black mud of a river bed, and dyeing with it.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 涅槃ねはん
nirvana
- 涅するでっする
to dye black
Example
涅槃図を寺で拝観した。
We viewed the nirvana painting at the temple.
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