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Breathing Through The Nose

On’yomi
Kun’yomiかかめ・かかあ・はないき
MeaningsBreathing Through The Nose, Snorting, Wife, One's Old Lady
17 strokes Radical mouth
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 嚊

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 嚊

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radical mouth + right nose =
Breathing Through The Nose
部首 · Radical

The radical of 嚊

Radical 30 of 214
Mouth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 嚊 is filed under (mouth) — radical number 30 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 口

練習 · Practice

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Breathing Through The Nose ひ かかめ・かかあ・はないき
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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 嚊

What does the kanji 嚊 mean?

嚊 means Breathing Through The Nose, Snorting, Wife, One's Old Lady.

How do you read the kanji 嚊?

嚊 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ひ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) かかめ、かかあ、はないき.

How many strokes does 嚊 have?

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

What is the radical of 嚊?

The radical of 嚊 is 口 (mouth), radical number 30 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 嚊 made of?

嚊 is built from 口 (mouth) and 鼻 (nose). 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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