Kanji

What does the kanji 稽 mean?

稽 means practice, training (稽古); comical, funny (滑稽). On'yomi ケイ. Kun'yomi かんが.える、とど.める.

Quick facts
On'yomiケイ
Kun'yomiかんが.える、とど.める
Strokes15
Main radical禾
On'yomi ケイKun'yomi かんが.える、とど.める
15 strokes

practice, training (稽古); comical, funny (滑稽)

Stroke order · 15 strokes

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Common words

  • 滑稽こっけいcomical, funny; ridiculous
  • 稽古けいこpractice, training (in an art or craft)

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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.