Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

漆: lacquer, varnish

Also: seven

JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

氵 carries the meaning · 桼 gives the sound

14 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

シツshitsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 漆器しっきlacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work
  • 漆黒しっこくpitch-black; jet-black

うるしurushi · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 漆うるしEast Asian lacquer; japan
  • 漆塗りうるしぬりlacquering; lacquer ware

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Imagine three raindrops falling—that's sanzui! Whenever you see these three dots on the left side of a kanji, think of water, liquids, or anything that flows.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · qī

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

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

Pinyin qī 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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