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諱 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
キき · ki
Kun
いみな・い.むimina · i.mu
Meaning
a name avoided out of respect

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Word 言 with 韋 as phonetic: the name one refrains from uttering.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 忌諱きき

    a taboo; giving offence

  • 諱いみな

    a personal name avoided out of respect

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

忌諱(きい)に触(ふ)れる話(はなし)は避(さ)ける。

They avoid talk that gives offence.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

忌諱諱忌abhor訌intern…訐to exp…訖to com…訛an acc…訥haltin…几small…卉plants沂a rive…圻the ca…杞wolfbe…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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