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餝

Decorate

On’yomiこう・しき・しょく
Kun’yomiかざり・かざ.る
MeaningsDecorate, Ornament, Adorn, Embellish
16 strokes Radical 食 eat
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 餝

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

餝
16 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 餝

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⻞ radical
+ 芳 right perfume =
餝Decorate
部首 · Radical

The radical of 餝

食 Radical 184 of 214
Eat

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 餝 is filed under 食 (eat) — radical number 184 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 食

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Decorate こう・しき・しょく かざり・かざ.る
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 餝

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.

餝る かざる to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
着餝ッ キカザッ to dress up

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 餝

What does the kanji 餝 mean?

餝 means Decorate, Ornament, Adorn, Embellish.

How do you read the kanji 餝?

餝 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) こう、しき、しょく; kun'yomi (native Japanese) かざり、かざ.る.

How many strokes does 餝 have?

餝 is written with 16 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 餝?

The radical of 餝 is 食 (eat), radical number 184 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 餝 made of?

餝 is built from ⻞ and 芳 (perfume). 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 餝?

Common words written with 餝 include 餝る (かざる, to decorate; to ornament; to adorn); 着餝ッ (キカザッ, to dress up).

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