Kanji

What does the kanji 抽 mean?

抽 means extracting, drawing out. On'yomi チュウ. Kun'yomi ひき-.

Quick facts
On'yomiチュウ
Kun'yomiひき-
Strokes8
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi チュウKun'yomi ひき-
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

extracting, drawing out

Memory hook

The hand (扌) drawing the core (由) out of the thing — EXTRACT, DRAW OUT.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 抽象ちゅうしょうabstract
  • 抽選ちゅうせんdrawing lots, lottery

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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