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甥 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「生」

道
準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「生」
On
セイ・ソウ・ショウせい・そう・しょう · sei · sō · shō
Kun
おい・むこoi · muko
Meaning
nephew

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Birth 生 with man 男: the boy born to one's sibling — a nephew.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 甥おい

    nephew

  • 甥御おいご

    someone's nephew (polite)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

甥(おい)が今年(ことし)小(しょう)学校(がっこう)に上(あ)がった。

My nephew started primary school this year.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

甥御甥御honori…生life産give…甦to com…匝go rou…庄manor丞assist宋Song…妾concub…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

Map of radical 生Map of reading セイAll maps

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