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省 — 9 strokes / Radical「目」

道
7Elementary year 4 / 9 strokes / Radical「目」
On
セイ・ショウせい・しょう · sei · shō
Kun
かえり(みる)・はぶ(く)kaeri(miru) · habu(ku)
Meaning
reflect, omit, government ministry

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

少 with the eye 目: to narrow the eyes and look closely, and to reflect on oneself.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセイせいsei反省はんせい内省ないせい帰省きせい
Onショウしょうshō省略しょうりゃく各省かくしょう
Kunかえりみるkaerimiru省みるかえりみる

Compare: 顧みる

Kunはぶくhabuku省くはぶく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 反省はんせい

    reflection, self-examination

  • 省略しょうりゃく

    omission

More words with this kanji

  • 浙江省せっこうしょう
  • 省しょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

悪(わる)いことをしたら、きちんと反省(はんせい)します。

If I do something bad, I reflect on it properly.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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