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隻

vessels
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingセキ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. vesselsRtK
    彼は女王から３隻の船を与えられた。He was given three ships by the queen.tatoeba
    二隻の船が同時に沈んだ。The two ships went down at once.tatoeba
  2. counter for ships
  3. fish
  4. birds
  5. arrows
  6. one of a pair
  1. counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen)
  2. counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)

Radicals and components

Radical隹short bird
Components
How it's built
隻
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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turkey · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 755

Compound words

一隻いっせき
one boat
数隻すうせき
several (boats)
隻影せきえい
a glimpse of an object's outlines
隻眼せきがん
one eye
隻句せっく
a few words
隻語せきご
just a few words
隻手せきしゅ
one hand
一隻眼いっせきがん
discerning eye
片言隻句へんげんせきく
few words
片言隻語へんげんせきご
(not even) a few words

Additional Examples

何隻かのボートが湖に浮かんでいる。
Some boats are on the lake.tatoeba
一隻の船に全部を積む冒険をするな。
Don't risk putting everything in one boat.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 隻

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