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騏

Fast Horse

On’yomiき
18 strokes Radical 馬 horse
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 騏

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18 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 騏

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 騏

馬 Radical 187 of 214
Horse

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 騏 is filed under 馬 (horse) — radical number 187 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 馬

練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 騏

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.

騏驎 きりん giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); horse that can ride 1000 ri in
騏麟 キリン giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 騏

What does the kanji 騏 mean?

騏 means Fast Horse.

How do you read the kanji 騏?

騏 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) き.

How many strokes does 騏 have?

騏 is written with 18 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 騏?

The radical of 騏 is 馬 (horse), radical number 187 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 騏 made of?

騏 is built from 馬 (horse) and 其 (that). 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 騏?

Common words written with 騏 include 騏驎 (きりん, giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); horse that can ride 1000 ri in ); 騏麟 (キリン, giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)).

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