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Insanity

On’yomiてん
24 strokes Radical 疒 sickness
書き順 · Stroke order

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 癲

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 癲

疒 Radical 104 of 214
Sickness

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

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 癲

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

風癲 フーテン insanity, insane person; vagabond, wanderer
癲狂 テンキョー madness, insanity, lunacy
癲癇 テンカン epilepsy, epileptic fit
瘋癲 フーテン insanity, insane person; vagabond, wanderer

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 癲

What does the kanji 癲 mean?

癲 means Insanity.

How do you read the kanji 癲?

癲 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) てん.

How many strokes does 癲 have?

癲 is written with 24 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 癲?

The radical of 癲 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 癲 made of?

癲 is built from 疒 (trailing sickness) and 顛 (overturn). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 癲?

Common words written with 癲 include 風癲 (フーテン, insanity, insane person; vagabond, wanderer); 癲狂 (テンキョー, madness, insanity, lunacy); 癲癇 (テンカン, epilepsy, epileptic fit).

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