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薙 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

道
準1University / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
テイ・チてい・ち · tei · chi
Kun
な.ぐ・なぎ・か.るna.gu · nagi · ka.ru
Meaning
to mow down

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass 艹 with 稚 as phonetic: to sweep grass sideways and cut it down.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 薙刀なぎなた

    naginata (glaive)

  • 薙ぐなぐ

    to mow down

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

生(お)い茂(しげ)る草(くさ)を薙(な)いで道(みち)をつけた。

They mowed the thick grass down and opened a path.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading テイAll maps

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