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礻altar / spirit (left)kanji family

礻 is the altar / spirit (left) component. Explore the 19 kanji that use it — compare their structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary on the map. It is the form 示 takes inside another kanji.

Kangxi radical 113

社company, firmJLPT N4 礼salute, bowJLPT N3 初first time, beginningJLPT N3 祖ancestor, pioneerJLPT N3 神gods, mindJLPT N3 福blessing, fortuneJLPT N3 祈pray, wishJLPT N2 祝celebrate, congratulateJLPT N2 被incur, coverJLPT N2 補supplement, supplyJLPT N2 複duplicate, doubleJLPT N2 祉welfare, happinessJLPT N1 祥auspicious, happinessJLPT N1 視inspection, regard asJLPT N1 裕abundant, richJLPT N1 禅zen, silent meditationJLPT N1 禍calamity, misfortuneJLPT N1 裸naked, nudeJLPT N1 襟collar, neckJLPT N1

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