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筵 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「竹」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
On
エンえん · en
Kun
むしろmushiro
Meaning
a straw mat; a gathering

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Bamboo 竹 with 延, to spread, as phonetic: the mat woven and spread out; by extension, a gathering.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 筵むしろ

    a straw mat

  • 祝いの筵いわいのむしろ

    a celebratory gathering

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

筵(むしろ)を敷(し)いて花見(はなみ)をする。

They spread the mat and view the blossoms.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

祝いの筵筵祝celebr…竽an anc…笊a bamb…笆a bamb…笏ritual…笞a rod…茆a wate…衍to ove…爰hereup…捐to giv…莚a stra…
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Compound

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