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Zach

斥

Readings

Kana: セキ、しりぞ.ける
Romaji: seki, shirizo.keru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

reject, retreat, recede, withdraw, repel, repulse

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  2231
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-2-3
Korean Reading:  cheog
Chinese Reading:  chi4
Unicode:  65a5
JIS:  404D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2972
Nelson Index: 175
New Nelson Index: 2380
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.18
Four Corner Index: 7224.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1480
Gakken Index: 1973
Japanese Names Index: 167
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13535
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0619
Remembering the kanji Index: 1138
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1398
Kodansha Compact Index: 954
Kanji in Context Index: 1817
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1885
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2565
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1147
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1220
Essential Kanji Index: 1779
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3690
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2655
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1049

Words

排斥 (はいせき)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
外国人排斥 (がいこくじんはいせき)
xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
斥候隊 (せっこうたい)
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
斥力 (せきりょく)
repulsion; repulsive force
退ける (しりぞける)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
斥候 (せっこう)
scout; patrol; spy
除斥 (じょせき)
exclusion
斥候兵 (せっこうへい)
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
退く (しりぞく)
to step back; to move back; to leave (the presence of a superior); to withdraw; to retreat; to concede; to resign; to retire; to quit
排斥運動 (はいせきうんどう)
agitation for expulsion
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