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碵

Cornerstone

MeaningsCornerstone, Large, Great, Eminent
14 strokes Radical 石 stone
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 碵

Stroke order is not decoration — it determines how the character looks handwritten and how dictionaries index it.

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 碵

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 碵

石 Radical 112 of 214
Stone

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 碵 is filed under 石 (stone) — radical number 112 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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練習 · Practice

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名乗り · Name readings

How 碵 is read in names

Japanese names use readings that appear nowhere else in the language. These are 碵's — the reason personal and place names are so hard to read even for native speakers.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 碵

What does the kanji 碵 mean?

碵 means Cornerstone, Large, Great, Eminent.

How many strokes does 碵 have?

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

What is the radical of 碵?

The radical of 碵 is 石 (stone), radical number 112 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 碵 made of?

碵 is built from 石 (stone) and 貞 (upright). 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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