漢字道KANJIDO

17 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)17 strokesRadical
On
セキ・カク
Kun
さ.す
Meaning
to sting

Origin

ORIGIN

Insect 虫 with 赦 as phonetic: for an insect to drive in its sting.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 螫すさす

    to sting

  • 蜂螫ほうせき

    a bee sting

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

蜂に螫されて腫れ上がる。

Stung by a bee, it swells up.

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