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禄 — 12 strokes / Radical「礻」

道
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On
ロクろく · roku
Kun
さいわ.い・ふちsaiwa.i · fuchi
Meaning
stipend; fortune

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The altar radical with a phonetic element: blessings received from the gods — hence an official’s stipend.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 俸禄ほうろく

    stipend

  • 禄高ろくだか

    amount of one’s stipend

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

武士(ぶし)は禄高(ろくだか)に応(おう)じて務(つと)めた。

Samurai served according to the size of their stipend.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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