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侊

Big

On’yomiこう
Kun’yomiさかん
8 strokes Radical 人 man
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 侊

Stroke order is not decoration — it determines how the character looks handwritten and how dictionaries index it.

侊
8 strokes

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 侊

人 Radical 9 of 214
Man

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 侊 is filed under 人 (man) — radical number 9 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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名乗り · Name readings

How 侊 is read in names

Japanese names use readings that appear nowhere else in the language. These are 侊'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 侊

What does the kanji 侊 mean?

侊 means Big.

How do you read the kanji 侊?

侊 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) こう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) さかん.

How many strokes does 侊 have?

侊 is written with 8 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 侊?

The radical of 侊 is 人 (man), radical number 9 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.

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