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蛻 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
ゼイ・セイ・タイぜい・せい・たい · zei · sei · tai
Kun
もぬ.ける・ぬけがらmonu.keru · nukegara
Meaning
to moult; a cast-off shell

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 兌 as phonetic: an insect casting its skin.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蛻の殻もぬけのから

    an empty shell; a deserted place

  • 蛻皮ぜいひ

    moulting

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

家(いえ)は蛻(もぬけ)の殻(から)だった。

The house was empty, everyone gone.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

蛻の殻蛻皮蛻殻husk皮skin蚩to moc…蚪used…蚣used…蚌a fres…蚓an ear…兌to exc…彽to lin…洒to was…砌the st…穽a pitf…
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Compound

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