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耿 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「耳」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「耳」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
ひかりhikari
Meaning
shining bright; steadfast

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Ear 耳 with fire 火: a light burning clear; by extension, a mind bright and unbending.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 耿々こうこう

    shining bright; lying awake

  • 耿介こうかい

    steadfast and upright

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

耿々(こうこう)として眠(ねむ)れない夜(よる)だ。

It is a night of lying awake, bright-eyed.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

耿介耿介mediat…聊a litt…聆to lis…聒noisy聘to inv…聚to gat…亢high芒an awn扛to lif…扣to kno…伉to mat…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 耳Map of reading コウAll maps

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