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寡

widow
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. widowRtK
    孤軍奮闘したけれど、衆寡敵せず、彼のビジネスプランは受け入れられなかったよ。He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.tatoeba
    人物は清廉謹厳で寡黙であった。He was a serious, honest and taciturn person.wiki
  2. minority
  3. few
    生涯を通じて極めて寡作であった。Throughout his life, he published very few stories.wiki
  1. oligopoly
  2. control of a market

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · head (首) · page · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · sword (刀) · dagger (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 664

Compound words

寡占かせん
oligopoly; control of a market
寡黙かもく
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
多寡たか
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount
寡婦かふ
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
寡言かげん
reticence
寡作かさく
unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
寡少かしょう
exceedingly little
寡勢かぜい
small military force
寡男やもお
widower
寡聞かぶん
having little knowledge (of)
寡兵かへい
small army force
寡慾かよく
unselfishness
寡欲かよく
unselfishness
鰥寡かんか
widow and widower
鰥寡孤独かんかこどく
with no one upon whom to depend

Additional Examples

人物は清廉謹厳で寡黙であった。
He was a serious, honest and taciturn person.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 寡

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