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珪 — 10 strokes / Radical「王」

道
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On
ケイけい · kei
Kun
たまtama
Meaning
silicon; jade tablet

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Jade with 圭 as phonetic: the jade tablet of ceremony; today used for the element silicon.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 珪素けいそ

    silicon

  • 珪藻土けいそうど

    diatomaceous earth

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

珪藻(けいそう)土(ど)の風呂(ふろ)マットは水(みず)をよく吸(す)う。

A diatomaceous earth bath mat absorbs water well.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

珪藻土珪素珪藻土珪土earth素elemen…藻algae玖black…珊coral珂white…玲tinkli…琉gem圭ceremo…荊thorn桂katsur…畦ridge…卿court…
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