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Kanji Details for 馗

Kanji definition, readings and usage

馗

Strokes: 11

Radicals: 九 自 首 并

road

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  • キ

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  • 鍾馗, 鍾き

    Shoki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons

    Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)

  • 鍾馗さん

    small statue of Shoki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses)

  • 正気散, 鍾馗散

    traditional Chinese cold remedy (a medical powder with antipyretic and diaphoretic effects)

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