欧 — 8 strokes / Radical「欠」
道3Junior high level / 8 strokes / Radical「欠」
- On
- オウおう · ō
- Kun
- うた(う)・は(く)uta(u) · ha(ku)
- Meaning
- Europe
Stroke order
Origin
A phonetic character (区 + 欠) borrowed as the sound "ō" — today it stands for Europe.
Readings and examples
| Onオウおうō | 欧文おうぶん西欧せいおう渡欧とおう |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 欧州おうしゅう
Europe
- 欧米おうべい
Europe and America
- 欧洲おうしゅう
Example
欧州の文化について調べる。
I look into the cultures of Europe.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)