軌
軌 — Rut
rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 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 軌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 軌道 | きどう kidou | orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track |
| 軌跡 | きせき kiseki | tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken |
| 常軌 | じょうき jouki | normal course (of action); proper course; regular way |
Study notes
軌 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1480 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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