漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)9 strokesRadical
On
テツ・キ
Kun
か.む・くわ.える
Meaning
to hold in the mouth

Origin

ORIGIN

Mouth 口 with 至 as phonetic: to hold a thing between the lips.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 咥えるくわえる

    to hold in the mouth

  • 咥え煙草くわえたばこ

    a cigarette held in the mouth

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

犬が新聞を咥えて戻ってきた。

The dog came back with the newspaper in its mouth.

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