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牽 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「牛」

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準1University / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「牛」
On
ケンけん · ken
Kun
ひ.くhi.ku
Meaning
to pull; to tug

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

An ox 牛 with the shape of a rope: leading an ox by the tether.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 牽引けんいん

    traction; towing

  • 牽制けんせい

    check; restraint

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

機関(きかん)車(しゃ)が長(なが)い貨車(かしゃ)を牽引(けんいん)する。

The locomotive pulls a long line of freight cars.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 牛Map of reading ケンAll maps

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