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Kanji Details for 狛

狛
Strokes count

Strokes: 8

Radicals

Radicals: 白

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archaic part of Korea, lion-dog shrine guards
  • ハク
  • こま

Popular Words With This Kanji

  • 高麗, 狛

    Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE)

    Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)

    (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

  • 狛犬

    (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

  • 高麗笛, 狛笛

    Korean flute (horizontal bamboo flute with six holes; highest-pitched flute used in gagaku)