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輾

Squeak

On’yomiてん・ねん
Kun’yomiきし.る・めぐ.る
17 strokes Radical 車 cart
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 輾

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17 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 輾

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 輾

車 Radical 159 of 214
Cart

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 輾 is filed under 車 (cart) — radical number 159 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 車

練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 輾

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.

輾転 テンテン rolling about; tossing and turning (in bed), jactitation, jactation

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 輾

What does the kanji 輾 mean?

輾 means Squeak.

How do you read the kanji 輾?

輾 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) てん、ねん; kun'yomi (native Japanese) きし.る、めぐ.る.

How many strokes does 輾 have?

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

What is the radical of 輾?

The radical of 輾 is 車 (cart), radical number 159 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 輾 made of?

輾 is built from 車 (car) and 展 (unfold). 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 輾?

Common words written with 輾 include 輾転 (テンテン, rolling about; tossing and turning (in bed), jactitation, jactation).

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