痴 – stupid, foolish

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The kanji 痴 means stupid, foolish. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チ (chi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is し.れる、おろか (shireru, oroka). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 疒 (no. 104).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チ	chi
Kun’yomi	し.れる	shireru
Kun’yomi	おろか	oroka

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 疒 (Kangxi radical 104). Components: 口・矢・疔・乞.

Words using 痴

愚痴ぐちidle complaint

Kanji with the same radical

病療痛症疲癖痢癌痩痺

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