Kanji

爬

Meaning

scratch and crawl

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • かく
  • はう

On'yomi

  • は ちゅうるい reptiles
  • は ちゅう reptile
  • は こう creeping

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/8

Component Analysis

爬
scratch, crawl
か.く, は.う, ハ
爪
claw, nail, talon
つめ, つま-, ソウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
巴
comma-design
ともえ, うずまき, ハ
己
( 巳 ) self
おのれ, つちのと, コ
己
( 巳 ) self
おのれ, つちのと, コ
乙
the latter, duplicate, strange...
おと-, きのと, オツ

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