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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1546 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: セキ

Composition: 隹 又

隻

Radical

Radical: 隹

Reading: ふるとり

Meaning: small bird

Strokes: 8

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Examples

Examples with audio

隻眼(せきがん)   one eye, knowledgeable person

隻手(せきしゅ)   one arm, one hand

一隻(いっせき)   one boat, one ship

Onyomi Examples

隻 (セキ) counter for ships, counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen), counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

隻影 (セキエイ) a glimpse of an object's outlines

数隻 (スウセキ) several (boats)

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