漢字道KANJIDO

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On
Kun
かじ・こずえ
Meaning
rudder; oar

Origin

ORIGIN

Wood plus a tail end: the wooden blade fixed at a boat’s stern — the rudder.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 梶棒かじぼう

    shafts; handle bar

  • 梶取りかじとり

    steering; helmsman

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

舟の梶を右に切った。

I turned the boat’s rudder to the right.

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