竭 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「立」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「立」
- On
- ケツ
- Kun
- つく.す
- Meaning
- to exhaust; to use up
Origin
To stand 立 with 曷 as phonetic: to put out one’s strength to the last.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 竭尽けつじん
exhausting utterly
- 力を竭くすちからをつくす
to do one’s utmost
Example
力を竭くして事に当たる。
They give their whole strength to the matter.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)