魁 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「鬼」
道準1University / general ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「鬼」
- On
- カイ
- Kun
- さきがけ・かしら
- Meaning
- lead the way; chief
Origin
鬼 with 斗 "ladle": the one who stands at the head of the group — the leader, the vanguard.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 魁さきがけ
the first; the vanguard
- 首魁しゅかい
ringleader
Example
改革の魁となる仕事をした。
They did work that led the way in reform.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)