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Widow Dagger 寡 カ Minority S 宀 Shaped

Kanji
Onyomi
English widow, minority, few
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 2035
Components 宀: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)
自: oneself
分: part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; one's lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/100
Number of Strokes 14
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 40
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading うかんむり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword widow
Koohii Story 1 The new widow sits in the house, her head in her lap (the extended stroke), her dagger in her husband.
Koohii Story 2 The house´s head, her husband, was murdered with a dagger. You can still see the drops of blood above the dagger. She is now a widow.
RTK Index 617

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq2001-2500, kanji_people_family

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