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蠢 — 21 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 21 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
シュンしゅん · shun
Kun
うご.めくugo.meku
Meaning
to wriggle; to stir

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two insects 虫 with 春, spring, as phonetic: worms stirring, hence to wriggle.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蠢動しゅんどう

    wriggling; a plot stirring

  • 蠢くうごめく

    to squirm

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

不穏(ふおん)な動(うご)きが蠢動(しゅんどう)する。

Restless movements begin to stir.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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