Kanken 1
麈

Meaning

Kanji 麈

elk

elk, moose, priest's horsehair flapper

Stroke Order
Stroke order animation controls

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
おおじか
Onyomi 音読み
シュス
Nanori 名乗り
-
Jōyō
-
JLPT
-
Frequency
-
Strokes
16
Radical
-
Components
-
Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
駐 • 黈 • 飳 • 主 • 住 • 注 • 往

Related vocabulary

1 common entries

Showing 1 of 1 entries that include this kanji.

麈尾

しゅび

priest's flapper made from the tail of a large deer

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

山の奥で大きな麈を見かけた。

I spotted a large elk deep in the mountains.

麈は深い森にすんでいるという。

They say the moose lives in deep forests.

古い記録には、麈の姿が細かく描かれている。

Old records depict the appearance of the elk in detail.

昔は麈の尾で払子を作った。

In the past, a ritual fly-whisk was made from the tail of that animal.

その僧は麈の毛で作られた道具を持っていた。

The monk was holding a tool made from that animal's hair.