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甍
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rafters supporting roof

HSK 10
Human →Body
méng
ボウ、ミョウ
いらか
맹
Beams 罒 supporting roof 冖 tiles 瓦
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 罒 net (top)+ 冖 cover+ 瓦 tile =
甍 rafters supporting roof
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
罒 Meaning component
wǎng net (top)
Radical 122
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
瓦 Meaning component
wǎ tile
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
甍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
甍 [méng]
rafters supporting tiles; ridge of a roof
Japanese
甍 いらか 同音

noun

  1. roof tile; tiled roof
  2. objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
甍 いから
Ikara surname
甍 いらか
Iraka surname
CHINESE WORDS (2)
鸱甍 [chī​méng]
a kind of ornament on the roof ridge
鸱甍 [chī​méng]
a kind of ornament on the roof ridge
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
甍段 [いらかだん]
corbie-step