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脆 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「月」

道
準1University / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
ゼイ・セイ・セツぜい・せい・せつ · zei · sei · setsu
Kun
もろ.い・よわいmoro.i · yowai
Meaning
brittle; fragile

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Flesh 月 with 危 as phonetic: flesh soft and apt to fall apart — brittle.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 脆弱ぜいじゃく

    fragile; vulnerable

  • 脆いもろい

    brittle; easily broken

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

地盤(じばん)が脆弱(ぜいじゃく)なので補強(ほきょう)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

The ground is weak, so reinforcement is needed.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

脆弱脆弱weak肋rib朋friend肱elbow肴food…胡foreig…洩to lea…栴sandal…屑scraps栖nest棲dwell
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 月Map of reading ゼイAll maps

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