漢字道KANJIDO

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On
ソウ・ショウ
Kun
こしき
Meaning
steaming pot

Origin

ORIGIN

Earthenware 瓦 with 曾 "to stack": the pot stacked over water to steam rice.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • こしき

    rice-steaming vessel

  • 甑島こしきしま

    Koshiki Islands

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

甑で米を蒸して酒を仕込む。

They steam rice in the koshiki to brew sake.

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