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狛 — 8 strokes / Radical「⺨」

道
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On
ハクはく · haku
Kun
こまkoma
Meaning
guardian lion-dog

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The beast radical with 白 as phonetic: the animal figure that guards a shrine.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 狛犬こまいぬ

    guardian lion-dogs

  • 高麗こま

    Goguryeo; ancient Korea

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

鳥居(とりい)の前(まえ)に狛犬(こまいぬ)が座(すわ)っている。

Guardian lion-dogs sit before the shrine gate.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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