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蜿

Meandering

On’yomiえん・わん
14 strokes Radical 虫 insect
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 蜿

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 蜿

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 蜿

虫 Radical 142 of 214
Insect

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 蜿 is filed under 虫 (insect) — radical number 142 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 蜿

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.

蜿蜒 えんえん endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on
蜿蜿 えんえん endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on
蜿々 えんえん endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 蜿

What does the kanji 蜿 mean?

蜿 means Meandering.

How do you read the kanji 蜿?

蜿 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) えん、わん.

How many strokes does 蜿 have?

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

What is the radical of 蜿?

The radical of 蜿 is 虫 (insect), radical number 142 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 蜿 made of?

蜿 is built from 虫 (insect) and 宛 (address). 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 蜿?

Common words written with 蜿 include 蜿蜒 (えんえん, endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on); 蜿蜿 (えんえん, endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on); 蜿々 (えんえん, endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on).

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