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剋 kanji
victory
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コク
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かつ
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尅Words with 剋
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —剋period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
- —一剋a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
- —時剋time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
- —相剋rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; struggle; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
- —漏剋water clock; clepsydra
- —下剋上juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord