Japanese Kanji

a swelled belly · drop-sical · to swell

Extended kanji · 17 strokes

Readings

  • No standard reading recorded

Meaning

A swelled belly, drop-sical, to swell, inflated.

䐜 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese names and specialised writing. With 17 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.

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