淬 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- サイ
- Kun
- にらぐ
- Meaning
- to temper steel
Origin
Water 氵 with 卒 as phonetic: to plunge a heated blade into water and harden it.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 淬礪さいれい
tempering and whetting; self-discipline
- 淬ぐにらぐ
to temper (a blade)
Example
刃を淬いで鋭さを出す。
The blade is tempered to bring out its edge.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)