Kanji

夔

Meaning

one-legged monster and walrus

Readings

On'yomi

  • き ほうきょう intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds
  • き ほうもん inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware

Component Analysis

夔
one-legged monster, walrus
キ
首
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび, シュ
自
oneself
みずか.ら, おの.ずから, ジ
目
eye, class, look...
め, -め, モク
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
止
stop, halt
と.まる, -ど.まり, シ
卜
( ト ) divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
うらな.う, うらない, ボク
巳
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み, シ
己
self
おのれ, つちのと, コ
夂
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
しゅう, チ

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