Medoru
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ζ˜†
JLPT N1 8 strokes Frequency: #1688

Meanings

Descendants, Elder Brother, Insect

Radicals

ζ—₯

Decomposition

βΏ±ζ—₯ζ―”

Etymology

Ideographic: Two brothersΒ ζ―”Β under the son ζ—₯

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 vertical right-to-left
2 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-left-to-top-right
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
6 corner top-left-to-bottom-right
7 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
コン kon
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

30 words total
Other (20 words)
ζ˜†θ™«ε­¦ γ“γ‚“γ‘γ‚…γ†γŒγ

entomology

ζ˜†θ™« こんけゅう

insect

ζ˜†θ™«ζŽ‘ι›† こんけゅうさいしゅう

insect collecting

ζ˜†εΈƒθŒΆ こぢけゃ

kelp tea

ζ˜†εΈƒ こんぢ

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica)

ε­ζŒζ˜†εΈƒ こもけこんぢ

kelp with herring roe (sushi type)

ζ˜†εΈƒγ γ— こんぢだし

soup stock made from kombu

ζ˜†θ™«ε­¦θ€… γ“γ‚“γ‘γ‚…γ†γŒγγ—γ‚ƒ

entomologist

γŠγΌγ‚ζ˜†εΈƒ γŠγΌγ‚γ“γ‚“γΆ

shredded tangle of kelp

εΎŒζ˜† こうこん

grandchildren

ζ˜†εΈƒε·»γ こぢまき

type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)

ζ˜†θ™«γƒ›γƒ«γƒ’γƒ³ こんけゅうホルヒン

insect hormone (i.e. ecdysone)

η€ΎδΌšζ€§ζ˜†θ™« しゃかいせいこんけゅう

social insect

ζ°΄η”Ÿζ˜†θ™« すいせいこんけゅう

aquatic insect

ζ˜†ε­« こんそん

sixth-generation descendant

ηœŸζ˜†εΈƒ まこんぢ

Japanese kelp (Laminaria japonica)

γ¨γ‚γ‚ζ˜†εΈƒ とろろこんぢ

shredded kombu

ι•·ζ˜†εΈƒ γͺγŒγ“γ‚“γΆ

Laminaria longissima (species of kelp)

ζ˜†θ™«γ‚¦γ‚€γƒ«γ‚Ή こんけゅうウむルス

insect virus

ι…’ζ˜†εΈƒ すこんぢ

sour kombu prepared with black vinegar

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