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粕 — 11 strokes / Radical「米」

道
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On
ハクはく · haku
Kun
かすkasu
Meaning
lees; dregs

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Rice with 白 "white": what is left after the sake is pressed out — the lees.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 酒粕さけかす

    sake lees

  • 粕漬けかすづけ

    pickling in sake lees

More words with this kanji

  • 糟粕そうはく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

酒粕(さけかす)で魚(さかな)を漬(つ)けて焼(や)いた。

I pickled the fish in sake lees and grilled it.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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