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呆

Be Amazed

WaniKani level 54Top 1,500-2,000 Β· #18487 strokes

Meanings

Be Amazed, Disgusted, Shocked

On'yomi

ほう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ほけ.る、 ぼ.ける、 あき.γ‚Œγ‚‹γ€ γŠγ‚γ‹

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 呆

呆 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

呆 (Be Amazed) is taught on WaniKani at level 54. It ranks #1848 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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