N2
祈 meaning and readings
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Kanji
祈
N2
- Meaning
- pray, pray
- Onyomi
- キ
- Kunyomi
- いの(る)
- Formula
- 祈 = 礻 + 斤。
Story
祈 is analyzed as a combination of 礻 (religion, gods, ancient monuments), 斤 (ax) and denotes pray, pray.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N2.
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