逝
逝 — Departed
departed, die
On’yomiセイ (sei)
Kun’yomiゆく (yuku)
Kun’yomiいく (iku)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 逝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逝去 | せいきょ seikyo | death; passing |
| 急逝 | きゅうせい kyuusei | sudden death; unexpected death |
Study notes
逝 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2018 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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