謎 – riddle, puzzle, enigma

16 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#2021 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 謎 means riddle, puzzle, enigma, hint, tip. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is メイ、ベイ (mei, bei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なぞ (nazo). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	メイ	mei
On’yomi	ベイ	bei
Kun’yomi	なぞ	nazo

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: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・込・米.

Words using 謎

謎なぞriddle謎謎なぞなぞriddle

Kanji with the same radical

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