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竦 — 12 strokes / Radical「立」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 12 strokes / Radical「立」
On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
すく.む・おそ.れる・つつし.むsuku.mu · oso.reru · tsutsushi.mu
Meaning
to cower; to stand in awe

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

To stand 立 with 束, to bind, as phonetic: to stand drawn in on oneself, cowering.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 竦然しょうぜん

    shuddering with awe

  • 身が竦むみがすくむ

    to freeze with fear

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

高(たか)さに身(み)が竦(すく)んで動(うご)けない。

The height freezes them and they cannot move.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

竦然身が竦む竦然so身body竍a deca…竏a kilo…竕a deci…竓a mill…竚to sta…妝to ado…呏gallon劭to str…炒to sti…杪a tree…
CompoundRadicalReading

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