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斐

Patterned
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingヒ
Kun readingあや
JLPT level: N1Grade 9Level 39

Meanings

  1. patterned
  2. beautiful
  3. symmetrically patternedRtK

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Compound words

長生きの秘訣は、生き甲斐を持つ事だそうだ。
It is said that the secret of long life is to have something to live for.tatoeba
進んで学ぼうとする気の無い者には教える甲斐がない。
One who is not willing to learn is not worth teaching.tatoeba
私には生き甲斐がない。
I have nothing to live for.tatoeba
彼女は、甲斐性のない夫に愛想を尽かして離婚しました。
Disgusted with her good-for-nothing husband, she divorced him.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Patterned, elegant. 非 (two sides) + 文 (pattern) — a pattern spreading both ways. Mostly in names (Kai 甲斐).

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 斐

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