Kanji

径

diameter, path, method

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

彳部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みち, こみち, さしわたし, ただちに

Nanori (Name Reading)

みち, わたる

Common Readings

ケイ

Example sentences

半径 はんけい
避難指示が半径二キロ以内に発令された。

An evacuation order was issued within a two-kilometer radius.

直径 ちょっけい
この円の直径は十センチメートルです。

The diameter of this circle is ten centimeters.

直情径行 ちょくじょうけいこう
彼は直情径行な性格なので、嘘をつくことができない。

Because he has a straightforward and impulsive personality, he cannot tell lies.

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