Kanji

蹙

Meaning

a tight place scowl and approaching

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • せまる

On'yomi

  • ひん しゅく frowning on
  • ひん しゅく をかう to be frowned on
  • せき

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

蹙
a tight place, scowl, approaching
せ.まる, シュク, セキ
戚
grieve, relatives
いた.む, うれ.える, ソク
戊
5th calendar sign
つちのえ, ボ, ボウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
戈
halberd, arms, festival car...
ほこ, ほこづくり, カ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ
尗
younger of brothers, father's younger brother, younger brother of a husband
まめ, シュク
上
above, up
うえ, -うえ, ジョウ
卜
( ト ) divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
うらな.う, うらない, ボク
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
小
little, small
ちい.さい, こ-, ショウ
足
leg, foot, be sufficient...
あし, た.りる, ソク
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
龰

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