窒 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
道3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
- On
- チツ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- obstruct; nitrogen
Origin
穴 "hole" with 至: a hole stopped up — to obstruct; also used for nitrogen.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| チツ | 窒息・窒素 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 窒素ちっそ
nitrogen
- 窒息ちっそく
suffocation
Example
空気の多くは窒素だ。
Most of the air is nitrogen.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)