莫 – must not, do not, be not

10 strokesJinmeiyō (names)N3 vocabulary

The kanji 莫 means must not, do not, be not. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is バク、ボ、マク、モ、ナイ (baku, bo, maku, mo, nai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くれ、なか.れ、なし (kure, nakare, nashi). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	バク	baku
On’yomi	ボ	bo
On’yomi	マク	maku
On’yomi	モ	mo
On’yomi	ナイ	nai
Kun’yomi	くれ	kure
Kun’yomi	なか.れ	nakare
Kun’yomi	なし	nashi

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: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 大・日・艾.

Words using 莫

莫大ばくだいvast

Example sentences

ジョンは莫大な財産を相続した。

John inherited a large fortune.

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Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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