漢字道KANJIDO

24 strokesRadical

1University / general24 strokesRadical
On
ケン・カン・セン
Kun
あ.く
Meaning
alkali; soap

Origin

ORIGIN

Salt 鹵 with 僉 as phonetic: a salt strong with lye; used in the word for soap.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 石鹼せっけん

    soap

  • 鹼化けんか

    saponification

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

外から帰って石鹼で手を洗った。

I came in from outside and washed my hands with soap.

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