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璞 — 16 strokes / Radical「王」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 16 strokes / Radical「王」
On
ハクはく · haku
Kun
あらたまaratama
Meaning
an uncut gem

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Jade 玉 with 菐 as phonetic: a jewel still in the rough, unpolished.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 璞あらたま

    an uncut gem

  • 璞玉はくぎょく

    a gem in the rough

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

璞(はく)は磨(みが)いてこそ光(ひか)る。

The rough stone shines only once it is polished.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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