漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)5 strokesRadical
On
カン・セン
Kun
き.る・けず.る
Meaning
to cut; to whittle

Origin

ORIGIN

Blade 刂 with 干 as phonetic: to pare away, to cut.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 刋るきる

    to cut; to whittle

  • 削るけずる

    to shave off; to pare

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

木の皮を刋って形を整えた。

I whittled the bark away and shaped it.

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