Kanji

髏

Meaning

skull

Readings

On'yomi

  • どく ろ skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death)
  • どく ろ はい skull cup
  • がしゃどく ろ gashadokuro (mythical giant skeleton monster)

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/21

Component Analysis

髏
skull
ロ
骨
skeleton, bone, remains...
ほね, コツ
冎
わ.ける, さ.く, カ
冂
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ, ケイ
⺼
⺆
冫
( 氷 ) two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
こおり, ヒョウ
婁
frequently, tie
つな.ぐ, ひ.く, ル
田
( CDP-89C5 ) rice field, rice paddy
た, デン
女
woman, female
おんな, め, ジョ

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