規 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「見」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「見」
- On
- キ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- standard; rule; compasses
Origin
夫 "grown man" plus 見 "to look"; an adult checking that a shape is true — "standard, rule, compasses."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キ | 規則・規律・定規 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 規模きぼ
scale; scope
- 定規じょうぎ
ruler (tool)
Example
定規でまっすぐな線を引いた。
I drew a straight line with a ruler.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)