犲 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
- On
- サイ
- Kun
- やまいぬ
- Meaning
- a jackal; cruel
Origin
Dog 犬 with 才 as phonetic: a jackal; by extension, cruel.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 犲狼さいろう
jackals and wolves; a ruthless person
- 豺さい
a jackal (usual writing)
Example
犲狼のごとき心を憎む。
One hates a heart as ruthless as a jackal.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)