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圭

square jewel
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingケイ、ケ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. square jewel
    圭はその問いにギクリとさせられたが、頭を何でもないといいたそうに横に振る。Kei is startled by that question, but shakes her head as it to say that it's nothing.tatoeba
    長男が塩津圭介。His eldest son is Keisuke SHIOTSU.wiki
  2. corner
  3. angle
  4. edge
  5. squared jewelRtK

Radicals and components

Radical土earth
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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square jewel · ivy · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 167

Compound words

圭角けいかく
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.)
圭璧けいへき
ritual jades worn by feudal lords in ancient China
尖圭せんけい
pointed
土圭とけい
clock
刀圭とうけい
medicine
刀圭家とうけいか
doctor
巴拉圭パラグアイ
Paraguay
尖圭コンジローマせんけいコンジローマ
genital warts
尖圭コンジロームせんけいコンジローム
genital warts

Additional Examples

代表者　丸岡圭一
representative: Keiichi Maruokawiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 圭

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