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狙 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
ソ・ショそ・しょ · so · sho
Kun
ねら(う)・ねら(い)nera(u) · nera(i)
Meaning
aim at; target

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

犬 "beast" with 且: an animal fixing on its prey — to aim at.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソそso狙撃そげき
Kunねらうnerau狙うねらう狙いねらい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 狙うねらう

    to aim at

  • 狙撃そげき

    sniping

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

彼(かれ)は一(いち)位(い)を狙(ねら)っている。

He is aiming for first place.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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