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灑 — 22 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 22 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
シャ・サイ・サ・セしゃ・さい・さ・せ · sha · sai · sa · se
Kun
そそ.ぐsoso.gu
Meaning
to sprinkle

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Water 氵 with 麗 as phonetic: to scatter water about.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 灑掃さいそう

    sprinkling and sweeping

  • 洒落しゃれ

    a witticism; stylishness

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

門前(もんぜん)に水(みず)を灑いで清(きよ)める。

They sprinkle water at the gate to purify it.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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