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蛔 — 12 strokes / Radical「虫」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 12 strokes / Radical「虫」
On
カイ・ユウかい・ゆう · kai · yū
Kun
かいちゅう・はらのむしkaichū · haranomushi
Meaning
a roundworm

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 回 as phonetic: the roundworm that breeds in the belly.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蛔虫かいちゅう

    a roundworm

  • 駆虫くちゅう

    deworming

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

蛔虫(かいちゅう)を駆除(くじょ)する薬(くすり)を飲(の)む。

They take a medicine to clear the roundworms.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

蛔虫駆虫蛔虫insect駆run蚌a fres…蚪used…蚩to moc…蚓an ear…蚣used…乂to mow夬to dec…丐to beg艾mugwor…价messen…
CompoundRadicalReading

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