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Brittle

On’yomiぜい・せい・せつ
Kun’yomiもろ.い・よわい
MeaningsBrittle, Fragile, Easy To Beat, Sentimental, Susceptible
10 strokes Radical meat
書き順 · Stroke order

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 脆

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 脆

Radical 130 of 214
Meat

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 脆 is filed under (meat) — radical number 130 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 肉

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 脆

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.

脆弱 ぜいじゃく weak; frail; fragile
脆い もろい brittle; fragile; weak
脆化 ゼーカ embrittlement
脆え モレー brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved
脆う モロー brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved
脆く モロク brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved
脆けれ モロケレ brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved
脆きゃ モロキャ brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved
脆かろ モロカロ brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved
脆かっ モロカッ brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 脆

What does the kanji 脆 mean?

脆 means Brittle, Fragile, Easy To Beat, Sentimental, Susceptible.

How do you read the kanji 脆?

脆 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ぜい、せい、せつ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) もろ.い、よわい.

How many strokes does 脆 have?

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

What is the radical of 脆?

The radical of 脆 is 肉 (meat), radical number 130 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 脆 made of?

脆 is built from 月 (month) and 危 (dangerous). 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 脆?

Common words written with 脆 include 脆弱 (ぜいじゃく, weak; frail; fragile); 脆い (もろい, brittle; fragile; weak); 脆化 (ゼーカ, embrittlement).

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