漢字道KANJIDO

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On
ショウ
Kun
たこ
Meaning
an octopus

Origin

ORIGIN

Fish 魚 with 章, a chapter, as phonetic: the eight-legged sea creature.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • たこ

    an octopus

  • 吸盤きゅうばん

    a sucker

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

鱆の吸盤が岩をつかむ。

The octopus grips the rock with its suckers.

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