焠 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「火」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「火」
- On
- サイ・スイ
- Kun
- や.く
- Meaning
- to temper a blade
Origin
Fire 火 with 卒 as phonetic: to heat a blade and quench it to harden.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 焠にらぐ
to temper (a blade)
- 焠励さいれい
tempering oneself
Example
刀を焠いで刃を強くする。
The sword is tempered to strengthen the edge.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)