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虔 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「虍」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「虍」
On
ケンけん · ken
Kun
つつし.むtsutsushi.mu
Meaning
reverent

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Tiger-top 虍 with 文: to bear oneself as gravely as a tiger, hence reverent.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 敬虔けいけん

    devout; pious

  • 虔むつつしむ

    to revere

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

敬虔(けいけん)な祈(いの)りを捧(ささ)げる。

They offer up a devout prayer.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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