漢字Kanji · in States & Attributes
奎: star, god of literature
JLPT N19 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
大 carries the meaning · 圭 is drawn in
9 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ケイkei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 奎けいChinese "Legs" constellation (one of the…
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 奎宿とかきぼしChinese "Legs" constellation (one of the…
Also read キ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stretch out wide! This radical represents anything that is grand, important, or massive in scale.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
圭
Also built on square jewel (圭)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side奎 star · 大
vs佳 excellent · 亻In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kuí
Same form: 奎 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 奎 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 奎 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kuí 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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