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誄 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
ルイるい · rui
Kun
しのびごとshinobigoto
Meaning
a eulogy for the dead

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Word 言 with 耒 as phonetic: the words that praise the virtue of the dead.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 誄詞るいし

    a funeral eulogy

  • 誄しのびごと

    words of condolence

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

誄詞(るいし)を読(よ)んで別(わか)れを惜(お)しむ。

They read the eulogy and grieve the parting.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

誄詞誄詞words訌intern…訐to exp…訖to com…訛an acc…訥haltin…泪tears瘰swolle…縲the bl…羸worn…涙tears
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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