淒 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- セイ・サイ
- Kun
- すご.む・さむ.い・すご.い・すさ.まじい
- Meaning
- bleak; chilling
Origin
Water 氵 with 妻 as phonetic: water cold, and a bleak chill.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 淒惨せいさん
ghastly; harrowing
- 淒絶せいぜつ
utterly harrowing
Example
淒惨な光景に言葉を失う。
The ghastly scene left them speechless.
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