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賤 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「貝」

道
準1University / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
On
セン・ゼンせん・ぜん · sen · zen
Kun
いや.しい・いや.しむ・しず・やす.いiya.shii · iya.shimu · shizu · yasu.i
Meaning
lowly; base

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Shell-money 貝 with 戔 "few": little wealth, hence low in station.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 貴賤きせん

    high and low rank

  • 賤しいいやしい

    lowly; base

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

職業(しょくぎょう)に貴賤(きせん)はないと教(おし)えられた。

I was taught that no occupation is high or low.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

貴賤賤貴precio…貰receiv…賑bustli…贋counte…貝shellf…負to los…亘extend…舛go aga…尖pointe…苫rush…茜madder
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 貝Map of reading センAll maps

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