The kanji 刹: meaning, readings and stroke order

刹

Meaning: temple, instant
On reading: サツ satsu、セツ setsu
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 8
Radical: 刀 knife, sword
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chùa, khoảnh khắc (sát)
Japanese: おてら。ごくみじかいとき。
Korean: 절, 찰나 (찰)
Chinese: 寺庙、刹那

Readings, words and example sentences

サツ satsu · on reading · less common

名めい刹さつ
famous temple
京都の 名めい刹さつをたずねます。
I visit a famous temple in Kyoto.

セツ setsu · on reading · less common

刹せつ那な
instant, split second
刹せつ那なの判断でした。
It was a split-second decision.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.