Hanja Analyzer
磚

磚 — jeon

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
벽돌 전, 기와 전
Romanization
jeon
English
tile, brick
Mandarin
zhuān
Japanese on'yomi
セン, タン, ダン, タ, ダ
Japanese kun'yomi
かわら
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
16
Radical
石 (112, 11 residual)
Phonetic component
專
Unicode
U+78DA

Parts that make up 磚

  • 石 돌 석 벼랑 아래 굴러떨어진 돌돌과 돌로 만든 것
  • 專 오로지 전sound 실을 감는 물레오로지. ‘전·단’ 계열의 소리

How 磚 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 磚 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 石, 專.

Japanese words with 磚

  • 磚せん brick (used in Chinese-style buildings)
  • 磚茶たんちゃ brick tea
  • 磚子苗くぐ Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)

Characters sharing the phonetic 專

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “전”

Other hanja with radical 石

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