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圦

Sluice

Kun’yomiいり
MeaningsSluice, Spout, Floodgate, Penstock, (kokuji)
5 strokes Radical 土 earth
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 圦

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 圦

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 圦

土 Radical 32 of 214
Earth

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 圦 is filed under 土 (earth) — radical number 32 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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練習 · Practice

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 圦

What does the kanji 圦 mean?

圦 means Sluice, Spout, Floodgate, Penstock, (kokuji).

How do you read the kanji 圦?

圦 is read kun'yomi (native Japanese) いり.

How many strokes does 圦 have?

圦 is written with 5 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 圦?

The radical of 圦 is 土 (earth), radical number 32 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 圦 made of?

圦 is built from 土 (soil) and 入 (enter). 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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