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虧 — 17 strokes / Radical「虍」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 17 strokes / Radical「虍」
On
キき · ki
Kun
か.けるka.keru
Meaning
to wane; to fall short

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A part with 虍 and 亏 as phonetic: for what was full to lose a piece, to wane.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 虧損きそん

    a loss; impairment

  • 功虧一簣こうきいっき

    failing one basketful short

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

月(つき)が虧けて細(ほそ)くなる。

The moon wanes and grows thin.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

功虧一簣功虧一簣虧損功虧一簣虧一one功achiev…損loss簣an ear…虒a lege…虔revere…虎tiger虐tyrann…虚empty几small…卉plants沂a rive…圻the ca…杞wolfbe…
CompoundRadicalReading

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