寂
寂 — Loneliness
loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest
On’yomiジャク (jaku)
On’yomiセキ (seki)
Kun’yomiさび (sabi)
Kun’yomiさびしい (sabishii)
Kun’yomiさびれる (sabireru)
Kun’yomiさみしい (samishii)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 寂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 静寂 | せいじゃく seijaku | silence; stillness; quietness |
| 寂しい | さびしい sabishii | lonely; lonesome; solitary |
| 寂然 | せきぜん sekizen | lonely; desolate; forlornness |
| 寂 | さび sabi | patina; antique look; elegant simplicity |
Study notes
寂 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1599 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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