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燭
light
Stroke count: 17
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ソク
、
ショク
Kun reading
ともしび
Grade 9
KANJIDIC
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light
candlepower
candlelight
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Radicals and components
Radical
火
fire
灬
variant
Components
蜀
green caterpillar
罒
net
勹
wrap
丿
slash
虫
insect
中
in
口
mouth
丨
line
How it's built
燭
火
fire
left · 4 strokes
→
蜀
green caterpillar
right · 13 strokes
→
罒
net
top · 5 strokes · form of 网
→
勹
wrap
2 strokes
→
丿
slash
1 stroke
→
虫
insect
6 strokes
→
中
in
4 strokes
→
口
mouth
3 strokes
→
丨
line
1 stroke
→
Compound words
蝋燭
ろうそく
candle
花燭
かしょく
bright light
華燭
かしょく
bright light
手燭
てしょく
portable candlestick
燭魚
はたはた
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus)
燭光
しょっこう
candlepower
燭台
しょくだい
candlestick
秉燭
へいしょく
holding a lamp in one's hand
蠟燭
ろうそく
candle
華燭の典
かしょくのてん
wedding ceremony
蝋燭の芯
ろうそくのしん
wick of a candle
Stroke Order
17 strokes
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