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On'yomi
カイ
KAI

jammed in · shellfish · mediate · concern oneself with

nature

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Strokes4
Frequency#617
Radicalperson(2)

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Component Breakdown

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丿

person + 丿 + 丨

Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of person wearing armor. Coming between.

Symbolism

Mediation, care, introduction. Represents standing between.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Fish swimming

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

狷介固陋

けんかいころう

stubbornly sticking to old ways; narrow-mindedly rejecting other people's views; stubbornly sticking to old ways

狷介不羈

けんかいふき

stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions; being stubbornly independent; stubbornly sticking to one's own convictions

狷介孤高

けんかいここう

stubborn and aloof; stubborn and aloof

Proverbs & Idioms

介護の手を借りる

かいごのてをかりる

To receive care

To accept help in caregiving