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垢 – dirt, grime, earwax
9 strokesN1 vocabulary
The kanji 垢 means dirt, grime, earwax. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、ク (kou, ku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あか、はじ (aka, haji). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 土 (no. 32).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | コウ | kou |
| On’yomi | ク | ku |
| Kun’yomi | あか | aka |
| Kun’yomi | はじ | haji |
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: 土 (Kangxi radical 32). Components: ノ・斤・口・土・亅・厂.
Words using 垢
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.