漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)13 strokesRadical
On
ワイ・アイ
Kun
ひく.い
Meaning
short; dwarf

Origin

ORIGIN

Arrow 矢 with 委 as phonetic: low in stature, short.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 矮小わいしょう

    dwarfish; belittled

  • 矮性わいせい

    dwarf, of a plant variety

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

問題を矮小化してはならない。

The problem must not be belittled.

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