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痴 — 13 strokes / Radical「疒」

道
準2High school level / 13 strokes / Radical「疒」
On
チち · chi
Kun
し.れる・おろかshi.reru · oroka
Meaning
foolish; silly

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

疒 "illness" with 知 "to know": the power of knowing weakened — foolish.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onチちchi痴情ちじょう愚痴ぐち

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 愚痴ぐち

    grumbling; complaint

  • 音痴おんち

    being tone-deaf

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

愚痴(ぐち)を言(い)わずに働(はたら)く。

I work without grumbling.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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