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骸 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「骨」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「骨」
On
ガイ・カイがい・かい · gai · kai
Kun
むくろmukuro
Meaning
bones; remains

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Bone plus a phonetic element: bones stripped of flesh — mortal remains.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onガイがいgai形骸化けいがいか死骸しがい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 形骸化けいがいか

    becoming a mere shell

  • 死骸しがい

    a carcass; dead body

More words with this kanji

  • 骸骨がいこつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

古(ふる)い規則(きそく)が形骸(けいがい)化(か)している。

The old rules have become an empty shell.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 骨Map of reading ガイAll maps

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