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甼

Town

On’yomiちょう
Kun’yomiまち
MeaningsTown, Block
7 strokes Radical 田 field
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 甼

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 甼

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 甼

田 Radical 102 of 214
Field

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 甼 is filed under 田 (field) — radical number 102 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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練習 · Practice

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 甼

What does the kanji 甼 mean?

甼 means Town, Block.

How do you read the kanji 甼?

甼 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ちょう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) まち.

How many strokes does 甼 have?

甼 is written with 7 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 甼?

The radical of 甼 is 田 (field), radical number 102 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 甼 made of?

甼 is built from 田 (rice field) and 丁 (street). 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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