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癰

Boil

On’yomiよう
Kun’yomiはれもの
MeaningsBoil, Carbuncle
23 strokes Radical 疒 sickness
書き順 · Stroke order

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 癰

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 癰

疒 Radical 104 of 214
Sickness

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 癰 is filed under 疒 (sickness) — radical number 104 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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About the kanji 癰

What does the kanji 癰 mean?

癰 means Boil, Carbuncle.

How do you read the kanji 癰?

癰 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) よう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) はれもの.

How many strokes does 癰 have?

癰 is written with 23 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 癰?

The radical of 癰 is 疒 (sickness), radical number 104 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 癰 made of?

癰 is built from 疒 (trailing sickness) and 雝 (marsh). 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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