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詮 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
センせん · sen
Kun
せん.ずる・かい・あき.らかsen.zuru · kai · aki.raka
Meaning
inquire into; after all

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Words plus completeness: to inquire in words until the matter is clear.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセンせんsen詮索せんさく所詮しょせん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 詮索せんさく

    prying; inquiring closely

  • 所詮しょせん

    after all; in the end

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

他人(たにん)の私(し)生活(せいかつ)を詮索(せんさく)しない。

I do not pry into other people’s private lives.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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