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寂

loneliness
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingジャク、セキ
Kun readingさび、さび.しい、さび.れる、さみ.しい

Meanings

  1. lonelinessRtK
    裁判官は傍聴人に静寂にするように命じた。The judge charged the audience to be silent.tatoeba
    癌のように蝕む静寂。Silence grows like cancer.tatoeba
  2. quietly
  3. mellow
  4. mature
  5. death of a priest
  1. patina
  2. antique look
  3. elegant simplicity
  4. well-trained voice

Homonyms

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Same reading (さび)
錆 · rust

Popular Usage

寂しい

Radicals and components

Radical宀roof
Components
How it's built
寂
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · uncle · above · small (小) · little (小) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 777

Compound words

その幻は意識の中に宿り、静寂のなかで動かない。せいじゃく
The vision that was planted in my senses still silently lingers.tatoeba
悲鳴で静寂がやぶられた。せいじゃく
A scream broke the silence.tatoeba
彼は一人でこの寂しい場所に住んでいます。
He lives in this lonely place by himself.tatoeba
彼が行ってしまった今はとても寂しい。
Now that he has gone, we miss him very much.tatoeba
相場師の中には老人の無知と寂しさに付け込む奴がいる。
Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.tatoeba
寂しくなります。
I'll miss you.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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