Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
heir, succeed
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 嗣 【シ】 succession, successor
  • 嗣業 【シギョウ】 succeeding to a business
  • 継嗣 【ケイシ】 successor, heir, heiress
  • 世子 【セイシ】 heir, successor

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 つかさ、 つぎ、 つぐ、 ひで
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • heredero
  • sucesor

Portuguese

  • herdeiro
  • é bem-sucedido

French

  • héritier
  • succéder
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