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揮

Brandish
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 34

Verbs with «揮»

発揮する指揮する

Meanings

  1. brandishRtK
  2. command
    彼が我が軍の指揮官です。He is commander of our troops.tatoeba
  3. direct
  4. exhaust
  5. wave
  1. volatilization
  2. volatilisation

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · army · chariot · crown (冖) · car (車) · vehicle

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 715

Compound words

指揮者しきしゃ
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
発揮するはっきする
to show; to display
揮発きはつ
volatilization; volatilisation
指揮しき
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
発揮はっき
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
揮毫きごう
writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy)
揮発性きはつせい
volatility
揮発度きはつど
volatility
揮発油きはつゆ
gasoline
揮毫料きごうりょう
writing or painting fee
指揮官しきかん
commander
指揮所しきじょ
command post
指揮棒しきぼう
(conductor's) baton
揮発物質きはつぶっしつ
volatile substance
指揮するしきする
to command; to conduct
指揮所演習しきじょえんしゅう
command post exercise
天才を発揮てんさいをはっき
display one's genius

Additional Examples

彼は才能を十分に発揮した。
He did justice to his talent.tatoeba
彼は経済学の話をすると本領を発揮する。
He is in his element when talking economics.tatoeba
誰がコーラスを指揮しますか。
Who leads the chorus?tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Wield; display. 扌 (hand) + 軍 (army) — directing troops with a wave of the hand. 発揮 show, 指揮 conduct.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 揮

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