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Kanji for Lead
The kanji for “lead” is 揮, read ki and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
揮
lead
To wield and direct; to lead with flair.
12 strokes On reading キ (ki) Kun reading ふるう (furuu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki
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