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僣

Boastfully Usurp

On’yomiしん・せん
Kun’yomiせん.する・おご.る
14 strokes Radical 人 man
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 僣

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 僣

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 僣

人 Radical 9 of 214
Man

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 僣 is filed under 人 (man) — radical number 9 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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Boastfully Usurp しん・せん せん.する・おご.る
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About the kanji 僣

What does the kanji 僣 mean?

僣 means Boastfully Usurp.

How do you read the kanji 僣?

僣 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) しん、せん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) せん.する、おご.る.

How many strokes does 僣 have?

僣 is written with 14 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 僣?

The radical of 僣 is 人 (man), radical number 9 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 僣 made of?

僣 is built from 亻 (radical number 9) and 替 (exchange). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

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