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Kanji for Eldest
The kanji for “eldest” is 孟, read mou and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
孟
eldest
The eldest, and great ambition.
8 strokes On reading モウ、ボウ、ミョウ (mou, bou, myou) Kun reading かしら (kashira) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: chief, beginning
Readings used for names on Nazuke: mou
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