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璧 kanji: meaning “holed gem”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N118 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
holed gem
On'yomi
ヘキ
Kun'yomi
たま

Picture story to remember 璧

The jeweler stands (立) at his bench and drills a hole through a jewel (玉) to make a holed gem.

Parts in this story:立, 玉

How to write 璧: stroke order

璧 is written with 18 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 璧

Practice this kanji in the app

Review 璧 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

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Kanji that share parts with 璧.