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蠡 — 21 strokes / Radical「虫」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 21 strokes / Radical「虫」
On
レイ・ライ・リ・ラれい・らい・り・ら · rei · rai · ri · ra
Kun
にな・ひさごnina · hisago
Meaning
a gourd dipper; worm-eaten

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two insects 虫 with 彖: worms eating into wood; also a dipper made of gourd.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 管窺蠡測かんきれいそく

    judging the whole from a narrow view

  • 蠡ひさご

    a gourd dipper

More words with this kanji

  • 范蠡はんれい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

管窺(かんき)蠡測のそしりを免(まぬが)れない。

They cannot escape the charge of judging from too narrow a view.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

管窺蠡測管窺蠡測管窺蠡測蠡測to mea…窺to pee…管pipe蚩to moc…蚪used…蚣used…蚌a fres…蚓an ear…泪tears囹prison冽cold…茘used…洌clear…
CompoundRadicalReading

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