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縹

Light Blue

On’yomiひょう
Kun’yomiはなだ
17 strokes Radical 糸 silk
書き順 · Stroke order

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17 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 縹

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 縹

糸 Radical 120 of 214
Silk

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 縹 is filed under 糸 (silk) — radical number 120 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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Light Blue ひょう はなだ
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 縹

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.

縹緻 きりょう looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance
縹色 ハナダイロ light indigo
浅縹 アサハナダ pale indigo
縹渺 ヒョービョー boundless, vast, limitless; faint, hazy, dim, indistinct
縹緲 ヒョービョー boundless, vast, limitless; faint, hazy, dim, indistinct

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 縹

What does the kanji 縹 mean?

縹 means Light Blue.

How do you read the kanji 縹?

縹 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ひょう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) はなだ.

How many strokes does 縹 have?

縹 is written with 17 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 縹?

The radical of 縹 is 糸 (silk), radical number 120 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 縹 made of?

縹 is built from 糸 (thread) and 票 (ballot). 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 縹?

Common words written with 縹 include 縹緻 (きりょう, looks (esp. of a woman); features; facial appearance); 縹色 (ハナダイロ, light indigo); 浅縹 (アサハナダ, pale indigo).

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