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蝕
JLPT N1
14 strokes
Meanings
Eclipse, Occultation, Be Defective
Radicals
食
虫
Decomposition
⿰飠虫
Etymology
Ideographic: An insect 虫 bite 飠; 飠 also provides the pronunciation
Writing Practice
Stroke
0 / 15
Stroke Order
1
diagonal
top-right-to-bottom-left
2
dot
right-to-left
3
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
4
vertical
top-right-to-bottom-left
5
corner
bottom-right-to-top-left
6
horizontal
bottom-to-top
7
horizontal
bottom-to-top
8
horizontal
bottom-to-top
9
horizontal
bottom-to-top
10
vertical
right-to-left
11
corner
right-to-left
12
horizontal
bottom-to-top
13
vertical
top-right-to-bottom-left
14
rising
bottom-to-top
15
dot
bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
No common on'yomi readings
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
むしば
mushiba
Words Using This Kanji
0 words totalNo words found containing this kanji.