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diameter
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingみちこみちさしわたしただちに

Meanings

  1. diameterRtK
  2. path
  3. method

Radicals and components

Radicalstep
Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

Nelson · column · going () · line · spool · clod · toilet paper · crotch · soil () · dirt () · ground ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 947

Compound words

1メートル、深さ2メートルの穴を掘るのに、約2時間半かかりました。
It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth.tatoeba
池の直はどのくらいですか。
What is the distance across the pond?tatoeba
湖は直3マイルある。
The lake is three miles across.tatoeba
その池は直100メートルある。
The pond is 100 meters in diameter.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 径

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step