漢字Kanji · in Animals & Wildlife
狙: aim at, sight
Also: shadow, stalk
N1 (our estimate)8 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
⺨ carries the meaning · 且 is drawn in
8 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ソso · on'yomi · in compounds
- 狙撃そげきshooting; sniping
- 狙撃兵そげきへいsniper; sharpshooter
ねらうnerau · kun'yomi · on its own
- 狙うねらうto aim at (with a weapon, etc.)
ねらいnerai · kun'yomi
- 狙いねらいaim (of a gun, bow, etc.)
- 狙い撃ちねらいうちsharpshooting; shooting; sniping
Also read ショ, 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
“Watch the wild beast stalking through the brush! These three quick strokes capture the energy of a four-legged animal on the prowl.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
且
Also built on moreover (且)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side狙 aim at · ⺨
vs阻 thwart · ⻖In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jū
Same form: 狙 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 狙 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 狙 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jū 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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