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隻

JLPT N2 10 strokes Frequency: #1546

Meanings

Vessels, Counter For Ships, Fish, Birds, Arrows, One Of A Pair

Radicals

隹

Decomposition

⿱隹又

Etymology

Pictophonetic: again

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 10

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left

2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

3 diagonal right-to-left

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 vertical right-to-left

6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

8 horizontal bottom-to-top

9 corner top-to-bottom

10 diagonal bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セキ seki

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

16 words total

Other (16 words)

several (boats)

one hand

one eye

(not even) a few words

隻影せきえい

a glimpse of an object's outlines

just a few words

a few words

few words

counter for ships

every single word and phrase

隻腕せきわん

one arm

隻手の音声せきしゅのおんじょう

the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)

隻脚せっきゃく

one-legged

隻手の声せきしゅのこえ

the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)

一隻眼いっせきがん

discerning eye

一隻いっせき

one boat

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