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癡

Foolish

On’yomiち
Kun’yomiし.れる・おろか
19 strokes Radical 疒 sickness
書き順 · Stroke order

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19 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 癡

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 癡

疒 Radical 104 of 214
Sickness

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 癡 is filed under 疒 (sickness) — radical number 104 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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Foolish ち し.れる・おろか
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 癡

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.

癡呆 ちほう dementia; stupidity; foolishness
愚癡 ぐち idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
白癡 はくち idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
無癡 ムチ no delusion

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 癡

What does the kanji 癡 mean?

癡 means Foolish.

How do you read the kanji 癡?

癡 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ち; kun'yomi (native Japanese) し.れる、おろか.

How many strokes does 癡 have?

癡 is written with 19 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 癡?

The radical of 癡 is 疒 (sickness), radical number 104 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 癡 made of?

癡 is built from 疒 (trailing sickness) and 疑 (doubt). 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 癡?

Common words written with 癡 include 癡呆 (ちほう, dementia; stupidity; foolishness); 愚癡 (ぐち, idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)); 白癡 (はくち, idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation).

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