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蛟 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
コウ・キョウこう・きょう · kō · kyō
Kun
みずちmizuchi
Meaning
a water dragon

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 交 as phonetic: the legendary dragon that dwells in water.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蛟竜こうりょう

    a hidden dragon; unrecognised ability

  • 蛟みずち

    a water dragon

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

蛟竜(こうりょう)が雲雨(うんう)を得(え)て天(てん)に昇(のぼ)る。

The hidden dragon meets cloud and rain and rises to heaven.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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