Moji Ninja

寂 — lonely; quiet

寂 means “lonely; quiet”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ジャク (jaku), セキ (seki). Kun'yomi: さび (sabi), さみ(しい) (samishii). You'll see it in words such as 寂しい (sabishii, “lonely; lonesome”).

寂
Stroke order of 寂
Meaning
lonely; quiet
On'yomi
ジャク (jaku), セキ (seki)
Kun'yomi
さび (sabi), さみ(しい) (samishii)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1 · set Feelings 4

How to remember 寂

Parts: 宀 roof · 叔 uncle younger than one's parent

Words with 寂

WordReadingMeaning
寂しいさびしい sabishii kunlonely; lonesome

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