肇 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「聿」
道準1University / general ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「聿」
- On
- チョウ・ジョウ・トウ
- Kun
- はじ.める・はじめ
- Meaning
- begin; originate
Origin
A door being opened plus an acting hand: to set something going for the first time.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 肇国ちょうこく
the founding of a nation
- 肇めるはじめる
to begin; to originate
Example
国を肇めた伝説が伝わる。
A legend of the founding of the country has come down to us.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)