矍 — 20 strokes ／ Radical「目」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 20 strokes ／ Radical「目」
- On
- カク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- startled; hale in old age
Origin
Two eyes 目, a bird 隹 and a hand 又: eyes darting as one grabs at a bird; by extension, vigorous in old age.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 矍鑠かくしゃく
hale and hearty in old age
- 矍然かくぜん
startled
Example
九十を過ぎてなお矍鑠としている。
Past ninety, they are hale and hearty still.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)