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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

朔: conjunction (astronomy), first day of month

Also: north

JLPT N110 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

月 carries the meaning · 屰 is drawn in

10 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

サクsaku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 朔さくnew moon
  • 正朔せいさくbeginning of the month or the year
  • 八朔はっさくHassaku orange (Citrus hassaku)

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

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“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
屰

Also built on 屰

月

Also built on meat (月)

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朔 gives its sound to

Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read サク

13 kanji share this on'yomiAll 13

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
朔 conjunction (astronomy) · 月
vs逆 inverted · ⻌
朔 has 月 where 逆 has ⻌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shuò

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

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

Pinyin shuò 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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