漢字道KANJIDO

17 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)17 strokesRadical
On
トウ
Kun
う.つ・つ.く
Meaning
to pound

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand 扌 with 壽 as phonetic: to pound with a pestle.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 擣衣とうい

    beating cloth on a fulling block

  • きぬた

    a fulling block

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

秋の夜に擣衣の音が聞こえる。

On an autumn night one hears the beating of cloth.

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