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跏

Reading

Kana: カ
Romaji: ka
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

sitting in the lotus position

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  157
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-5
Korean Reading:  ga
Chinese Reading:  jia1
Unicode:  8dcf
JIS:  6C68

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 5860
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7d5.7
Four Corner Index: 6610.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 37457
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0907

Words

結跏趺坐 (けっかふざ)
sitting with crossed legs; the lotus position
半跏 (はんか)
half-lotus position
半跏趺坐 (はんかふざ)
(sitting in) the half lotus position (in Zen meditation)
半跏思惟像 (はんかしいぞう)
statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half-lotus position (often of Maitreya)
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