矜 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「矛」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「矛」
- On
- キン・キョウ・ケイ
- Kun
- あわ.れむ・つつし.む・ほこ.る
- Meaning
- to pride oneself; to pity
Origin
Spear 矛 with 今 as phonetic: originally the shaft of a spear; by extension, to take pride, and to pity.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 矜持きょうじ
pride; self-respect
- 矜恤きょうじゅつ
compassion
Example
職人の矜持を守り通す。
They hold to a craftsman’s pride to the end.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)