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On’yomi
Kun’yomiけわ.しい
14 strokes Radical mountain
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 嶇

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 嶇

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 嶇

Radical 46 of 214
Mountain

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 嶇 is filed under (mountain) — radical number 46 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 山

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 嶇

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.

崎嶇 キク steep (mountain), precipitous; hard (life), difficult, troubled

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 嶇

What does the kanji 嶇 mean?

嶇 means Steep.

How do you read the kanji 嶇?

嶇 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) く; kun'yomi (native Japanese) けわ.しい.

How many strokes does 嶇 have?

嶇 is written with 14 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 嶇?

The radical of 嶇 is 山 (mountain), radical number 46 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 嶇 made of?

嶇 is built from 山 (mountain) and 區 (ward). 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 嶇?

Common words written with 嶇 include 崎嶇 (キク, steep (mountain), precipitous; hard (life), difficult, troubled).

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