漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

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On
シャ・ゲン
Kun
は.う・は.い・むか.える・この
Meaning
to crawl

Origin

ORIGIN

Movement 辶 with 言 as phonetic; in Japan it writes "to crawl" and "this".

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 這うはう

    to crawl; to creep

  • 這い上がるはいあがる

    to crawl up

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

赤ん坊が畳を這って進んでいく。

The baby crawls forward across the tatami.

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