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蝸 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
カか · ka
Kun
かたつむりkatatsumuri
Meaning
a snail

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 咼 as phonetic: the snail that carries its shell.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蝸牛かたつむり

    a snail

  • 蝸牛角上の争いかぎゅうかくじょうのあらそい

    a petty quarrel

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

蝸牛(かぎゅう)角上(かくじょう)の争(あらそ)いにすぎない。

It is no more than a quarrel over nothing.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

蝸牛角上の争い蝸牛角上の争い蝸牛蝸牛角上の争い蝸上up争to fig…牛cow角corner蚩to moc…蚪used…蚣used…蚌a fres…蚓an ear…戈halber…夭to die…夸to boa…呵to sco…枷shackl…
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Compound

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