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寡

widow
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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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. divorced woman not remarried
  2. unmarried woman

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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

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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