漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)15 strokesRadical
On
ショウ・ソウ
Kun
け.す・と.ける・かわ.す・とろ.かす
Meaning
to melt away; to erase

Origin

ORIGIN

Metal 金 with 肖 as phonetic: to melt metal down; by extension, to fade away.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 銷夏しょうか

    escaping the summer heat

  • 銷すけす

    to erase

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

書に親しんで銷夏する。

They pass the summer heat with books.

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