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謎

riddle
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingメイ、ベイ
Kun readingなぞ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. riddleRtK
    彼はついにその謎を解くてがかりを見つけた。At last, he found a clue to the mystery.tatoeba
    彼はその謎を難なく解いた。He had no difficulty in explaining the mystery.tatoeba
  2. puzzle
  3. enigma
  4. hint
  5. tip
  1. mystery
  2. enigmatic

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · astray · rice (米) · road (辶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 994

Compound words

謎々なぞなぞ
riddle; puzzle; enigma
謎解なぞとき
solving a riddle
謎謎なぞなぞ
riddle
謎かけなぞかけ
telling a riddle
謎めくなぞめく
to be enigmatic
謎解きなぞとき
solving a riddle
謎掛けなぞかけ
telling a riddle
謎を解くなぞをとく
to solve a mystery
謎をかけるなぞをかける
to pose a riddle
謎を掛けるなぞをかける
to pose a riddle

Additional Examples

彼はその謎を解く鍵を捜し出した。
He turned up a key to the solution of the mystery.tatoeba
彼はその謎を解くために歴史的な文書を調べた。
He looked into historical documents to solve the mystery.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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