縟 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- ジョク
- Kun
- しげし
- Meaning
- ornate; over-elaborate
Origin
Thread 糸 with 辱 as phonetic: a pattern crowded fine, hence over-elaborate.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 繁縟はんじょく
elaborate and fussy
- 縟礼じょくれい
elaborate etiquette
Example
繁文縟礼を簡略にする。
They cut back the red tape and the fussy forms.
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