漢字道KANJIDO

22 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)22 strokesRadical
On
シャ・サイ・サ・セ
Kun
そそ.ぐ
Meaning
to sprinkle

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

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

門前に水を灑いで清める。

They sprinkle water at the gate to purify it.

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