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Kanji Details for 餮

餮
Strokes count

Strokes: 18

Radicals

Radicals: 食 个 彡

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voracious, gluttonous
  • テツ
  • むさぼ.る

Popular Words With This Kanji

  • 饕餮文

    figure of a creature of Chinese mythology engraved on bronze ware during the Yin-Chou dynasty

  • 饕餮

    tao-tie (mythological Chinese creature engraved on bronzeware during the Shang & Zhou dynasties)

    (used as a metaphor for a) brutal person

    coveting of wealth (property, etc.)