笈 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道準1University / general ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- キュウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- backpack book box
Origin
Bamboo 竹 with 及 as phonetic: the bamboo box of books carried on the back.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 笈おい
portable book chest
- 負笈ふきゅう
going far away to study
Example
若い僧は笈を負って諸国を巡った。
The young monk travelled the provinces with a book chest on his back.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)