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刹: temple

N1 (our estimate)8 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

刂 carries the meaning · 乂 and 木 are drawn in

8 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

セツsetsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 刹那せつなmoment; instant

サツsatsu · on'yomi

  • 刹さつtemple (Buddhist)
  • 巨刹きょさつlarge temple

Also read セチ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
乂

Also built on 乂

木

Also built on tree (木)

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刂

Also built on knife (刂)

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Also read セチ

1 kanji shares this on'yomi

Also read セツ

11 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read サツ

9 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
刹 temple · 乂 + 木
vs利 profit · 禾
刹 has 乂 + 木 where 利 has 禾.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shā

Same form: 刹 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
刹 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
刹 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin shā most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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