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蠖 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
ワク・カクわく・かく · waku · kaku
Kun
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Meaning
an inchworm

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 蒦 as phonetic: the inchworm that loops its body to move.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 尺蠖しゃくとりむし

    an inchworm

  • 尺蠖の屈せっかくのくつ

    drawing back in order to spring forward

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

尺蠖(せっかく)の屈(くっ)するは伸(の)びんがため。

The inchworm draws in so that it may stretch out.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

尺蠖尺蠖の屈蠖尺shaku屈bend蚩to moc…蚪used…蚣used…蚌a fres…蚓an ear…恪revere…狢a badg…挌to str…烙to bra…埆barren…
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Compound

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