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贖 — 22 strokes ／ Radical「貝」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 22 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
On
ショクしょく · shoku
Kun
あがな.うagana.u
Meaning
to redeem; to atone

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Shell-money 貝 with 賣, to sell, as phonetic: to pay out and make good a fault.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 贖罪しょくざい

    atonement

  • 贖うあがなう

    to redeem

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

罪(つみ)を贖(あがな)うため生涯(しょうがい)を捧(ささ)げる。

They give their whole life to atoning for the fault.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

贖罪贖罪crime貶to dis…貽to bes…賈to tra…貲wealth賚to bes…昃the su…昵intima…惻compas…喞to com…廁lavato…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 貝Map of reading ショクAll maps

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