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餮 Kanji meaning "voracious, gluttonous"

Jiten frequency #4390Kanken Level 1TMW TMW Owner18 strokes

Meanings

voracious, gluttonous

On'yomi

テツ

Kun'yomi

むさぼ.る

Composed of

殄all
食eatradical

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Reading usage

饕(とう)餮(てつ)taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)#129589饕(とう)餮(てつ)文(もん)taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)#381260饕(とう)餮(てつ)紋(もん)taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)#463992

Most common words using this kanji

饕(とう)餮(てつ)taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)#129589饕(とう)餮(てつ)文(もん)taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)#381260饕(とう)餮(てつ)紋(もん)taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)#463992
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