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歹bad / deathkanji family

歹 is the bad / death component. Explore the 10 kanji that use it — compare their structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary on the map.

Kangxi radical 78

死death, dieJLPT N4 列file, rowJLPT N3 例example, customJLPT N3 残remainder, leftoverJLPT N3 殉martyrdom, follow by resigningJLPT N1 殊particularly, especiallyJLPT N1 烈ardent, violentJLPT N1 殖augment, increaseJLPT N1 葬interment, buryJLPT N1 裂split, rendJLPT N1

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