狽 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
道準1University / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
- On
- ケン・バイ・ハイ
- Kun
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- Meaning
- to be flustered
Origin
Dog radical with 貝 as phonetic: a legendary beast; in 狼狽 it means to panic.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 狼狽ろうばい
dismay; panic
- 周章狼狽しゅうしょうろうばい
utter confusion
Example
急な知らせを聞いて狼狽した。
They panicked at the sudden news.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)