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琥 — 12 strokes / Radical「王」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 12 strokes / Radical「王」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
—
Meaning
a tiger-shaped jade; amber

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Jade 玉 with 虎 as phonetic: a jade carved in the shape of a tiger; also used in 琥珀, amber.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 琥珀こはく

    amber

  • 琥珀糖こはくとう

    a jewel-like sugar confection

More words with this kanji

  • 琥珀色こはくいろ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

琥珀(こはく)色(しょく)の酒(さけ)を杯(さかずき)に注(そそ)ぐ。

They pour amber-coloured wine into the cup.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

琥珀琥珀糖琥珀amber糖sugar玻crysta…珈a jewe…珥an ear…珞a jewe…珮a gird…夸to boa…冱to fre…杞wolfbe…沍to fre…估to tra…
CompoundRadicalReading

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