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隗 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
On
カイかい · kai
Kun
けわ.しいkewa.shii
Meaning
high and steep; a family name

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mound 阜 with 鬼, a spirit, as phonetic: high and steep; also a family name.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 隗しいけわしい

    steep

  • 険しいけわしい

    the usual writing

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

隗(かい)より始(はじ)めよという。

They say to begin with oneself.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

険しい隗険steep阡a thou…阯the si…阮a plac…阨narrow陂an emb…乂to mow丐to beg夬to dec…艾mugwor…价messen…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical ⻖Map of reading カイAll maps

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