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寡

JLPT N1 14 strokes Frequency: #2035

Meanings

Widow, Minority, Few

Radicals

宀

Decomposition

⿱宀⿱頁刀

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 14

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left

2 dot right-to-left

3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 vertical right-to-left

7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

8 horizontal bottom-to-top

9 horizontal bottom-to-top

10 horizontal bottom-to-top

11 diagonal bottom-to-top

12 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

13 hook bottom-to-top

14 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

カ ka

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

27 words total

Other (20 words)

寡作かさく

unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)

寡聞かぶん

having little knowledge (of)

small military force

untalkative

reticence

widower

oligopoly

unselfishness

exceedingly little

small army force

degree (of something)

widow

the many and the few

oligarchy

widowhood

widower

oligarchy

small country with a small population (The Chinese philosopher Lao-tze's ideal of a state)

温厚寡黙おんこうかもく

gentle and reticent

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