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祠 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「示」

道
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On
シし · shi
Kun
ほこら・まつるhokora · matsuru
Meaning
a small shrine

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Altar 示 with 司 as phonetic: a small wayside shrine.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 祠ほこら

    a small shrine

  • 祠堂しどう

    a memorial hall

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

道端(みちばた)の祠(ほこら)に手(て)を合(あ)わせる。

They put their hands together at the wayside shrine.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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