漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)12 strokesRadical
On
キョウ
Kun
こおろぎ・きりぎりす
Meaning
a cricket

Origin

ORIGIN

Insect 虫 with 共 as phonetic: the cricket that sings in autumn.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • こおろぎ

    a cricket

  • 蟋蟀こおろぎ

    the usual writing

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

秋の夜に蛬が鳴く。

Crickets sing on an autumn night.

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