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筧

Waterpipe

On’yomiけん
MeaningsWaterpipe, Flume
13 strokes Radical 竹 bamboo
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 筧

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 筧

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 筧

竹 Radical 118 of 214
Bamboo

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 筧 is filed under 竹 (bamboo) — radical number 118 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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練習 · Practice

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名乗り · Name readings

How 筧 is read in names

Japanese names use readings that appear nowhere else in the language. These are 筧's — the reason personal and place names are so hard to read even for native speakers.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 筧

What does the kanji 筧 mean?

筧 means Waterpipe, Flume.

How do you read the kanji 筧?

筧 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) けん.

How many strokes does 筧 have?

筧 is written with 13 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 筧?

The radical of 筧 is 竹 (bamboo), radical number 118 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 筧 made of?

筧 is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 見 (see). 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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