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犧

Sacrifice

On’yomiぎ・き
Kun’yomiいけにえ
20 strokes Radical 牛 cow
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 犧

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 犧

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 犧

牛 Radical 93 of 214
Cow

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 犧 is filed under 牛 (cow) — radical number 93 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 牛

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 犧

What does the kanji 犧 mean?

犧 means Sacrifice.

How do you read the kanji 犧?

犧 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ぎ、き; kun'yomi (native Japanese) いけにえ.

How many strokes does 犧 have?

犧 is written with 20 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 犧?

The radical of 犧 is 牛 (cow), radical number 93 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 犧 made of?

犧 is built from 牛 (cow) and 羲 (used in proper names). 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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