乍 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「丿」
道準1University / general ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「丿」
- On
- サ・サク
- Kun
- -なが.ら・たちま.ち
- Meaning
- while; suddenly
Origin
A pictograph of shaping something with a blade; later borrowed as the particle meaning “while”.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 乍らながら
while; although
- 乍たちまち
suddenly; in an instant
Example
残念乍ら今回は見送ります。
Regrettably, we will pass on it this time.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)