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A Little

On’yomiさん・ざん・さい
Kun’yomiわずか・ひたた
23 strokes Radical silk
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 纔

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 纔

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 纔

Radical 120 of 214
Silk

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 纔 is filed under (silk) — radical number 120 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 糸

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 纔

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.

纔か わずか a little; a few; small

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 纔

What does the kanji 纔 mean?

纔 means A Little.

How do you read the kanji 纔?

纔 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) さん、ざん、さい; kun'yomi (native Japanese) わずか、ひたた.

How many strokes does 纔 have?

纔 is written with 23 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 纔?

The radical of 纔 is 糸 (silk), radical number 120 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 纔 made of?

纔 is built from 糸 (thread) and 毚 (cunning). 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 纔?

Common words written with 纔 include 纔か (わずか, a little; a few; small).

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