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眛

Dark

On’yomiまい・ばい
Kun’yomiくら.い
10 strokes Radical 目 eye
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 眛

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 眛

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 眛

目 Radical 109 of 214
Eye

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 眛 is filed under 目 (eye) — radical number 109 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 目

練習 · Practice

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Dark まい・ばい くら.い
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 眛

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.

曖眛 アイマイ vague, ambiguous, unclear; shady, disreputable; fuzzy

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 眛

What does the kanji 眛 mean?

眛 means Dark.

How do you read the kanji 眛?

眛 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) まい、ばい; kun'yomi (native Japanese) くら.い.

How many strokes does 眛 have?

眛 is written with 10 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 眛?

The radical of 眛 is 目 (eye), radical number 109 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 眛 made of?

眛 is built from 目 (eye) and 未 (un-). 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 眛?

Common words written with 眛 include 曖眛 (アイマイ, vague, ambiguous, unclear; shady, disreputable; fuzzy).

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