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彦

lad
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingひこ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ladRtK
    高田信彦はヒクソン・グレイシーに負けました。Nobuhiko Takada lost to Hikson Grasy.tatoeba
    祭神は彦狭嶋王。The enshrined deity is Hikosashima no miko.wiki
  2. boy (ancient)
  1. boy

Synonyms

姫

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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vase · stand up (立) · cliff (厂) · shape

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1852

Compound words

山彦やまびこ
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains)
俊彦しゅんげん
gifted man
諸彦しょげん
many accomplished persons
彦星ひこぼし
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila)
猿田彦さるたひこ
Sarutahiko (deity)
長髄彦ながすねひこ
Nagasunehiko
袁彦道えんげんどう
gambling
猿田彦の命さるたひこのみこと
Saruta Hiko no Mikoto (Shintō god)

Additional Examples

祭神は彦狭嶋王。
The enshrined deity is Hikosashima no miko.wiki
彦根市指定文化財
Cultural properties designated by Hikone Citywiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 彦

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