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蛤 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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On
コウこう · kō
Kun
はまぐりhamaguri
Meaning
hard clam

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 合 "to fit": the clam whose two shells close exactly.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蛤はまぐり

    hard clam

  • 焼蛤やきはまぐり

    grilled clam

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

潮干(しおひ)狩(か)りで蛤(はまぐり)をたくさん採(と)った。

We gathered many clams at the tidal flats.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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