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魁 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「鬼」

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準1University / general ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「鬼」
On
カイかい · kai
Kun
さきがけ・かしらsakigake · kashira
Meaning
lead the way; chief

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

鬼 with 斗 "ladle": the one who stands at the head of the group — the leader, the vanguard.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 魁さきがけ

    the first; the vanguard

  • 首魁しゅかい

    ringleader

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

改革(かいかく)の魁(さきがけ)となる仕事(しごと)をした。

They did work that led the way in reform.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

首魁魁首neck鬼ghost魂soul魅fascin…魃the de…魄the so…亥the Bo…芥mustar…苅mow卦divina…咳cough
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Compound

Map of radical 鬼Map of reading カイAll maps

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