莞 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道準1University / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- い
- Meaning
- rush plant; smiling
Origin
Grass 艹 with 完 as phonetic: the rush used for weaving mats; in 莞爾, a gentle smile.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 莞爾かんじ
smiling gently
- 藺草いぐさ
rush (for tatami mats)
Example
彼は莞爾として静かに頷いた。
They smiled gently and nodded in silence.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)