瑁 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「王」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「王」
- On
- マイ・バイ・ボウ・モウ
- Kun
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- Meaning
- an imperial jade; the hawksbill turtle
Origin
Jade 玉 with 冒 as phonetic: the jade the sovereign laid over a vassal’s; in 玳瑁, the hawksbill turtle.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 玳瑁たいまい
the hawksbill turtle
- 鼈甲べっこう
tortoiseshell
Example
玳瑁の甲で櫛を作る。
Combs are made from the shell of the hawksbill.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)