璞 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「王」
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- On
- ハク
- Kun
- あらたま
- Meaning
- an uncut gem
Origin
Jade 玉 with 菐 as phonetic: a jewel still in the rough, unpolished.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 璞あらたま
an uncut gem
- 璞玉はくぎょく
a gem in the rough
Example
璞は磨いてこそ光る。
The rough stone shines only once it is polished.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)