漢字道KANJIDO

22 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)22 strokesRadical
On
ジョウ
Kun
はら.う
Meaning
to avert calamity by prayer

Origin

ORIGIN

Altar 示 with 襄 as phonetic: to pray to the gods and drive calamity away.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 祈禳きじょう

    prayer to avert calamity

  • 禳うはらう

    to avert by prayer

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

祈禳して疫を退ける。

They pray to turn the pestilence back.

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