漢字道KANJIDOβ

覬 — 17 strokes / Radical「見」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 17 strokes / Radical「見」
On
キき · ki
Kun
—
Meaning
to covet high rank

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

To see 見 with 豈 as phonetic: to reach in desire beyond one’s place.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 覬覦きゆ

    coveting high rank

  • 分不相応ぶんふそうおう

    beyond one’s station

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

覬覦(きゆ)して身(み)を滅(ほろ)ぼす。

Coveting beyond their place, they ruin themselves.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

分不相応分不相応分不相応分不相応覬覦覬不not分to div…応to res…相mutual覦to cov…覓to see…覘to pee…覡a male…覩to see…覲to hav…几small…卉plants沂a rive…圻the ca…杞wolfbe…
CompoundRadicalReading

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