Kanji · first appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary
嘴

嘴 – beak, bill

16 strokesN1 vocabulary

The kanji 嘴 means beak, bill. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くちばし、はし (kuchibashi, hashi). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiシshi
Kun’yomiくちばしkuchibashi
Kun’yomiはしhashi

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: (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 角・口・止・匕.

Words using 嘴

Kanji with the same radical

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