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碇 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「石」

道
準1University / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「石」
On
テイてい · tei
Kun
いかりikari
Meaning
anchor

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Stone 石 with 定 "to fix in place": the stone weight that holds a ship — an anchor.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 碇泊ていはく

    anchorage; lying at anchor

  • 碇いかり

    anchor

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

船(ふね)は湾(わん)内(ない)に碇泊(ていはく)して夜(よる)を明(あ)かした。

The ship lay at anchor in the bay through the night.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

碇泊碇泊stay…砧fullin…砥whetst…砦fort硯inksto…硲ravine汀water’…剃shave釘nail悌respec…挺stand…
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Compound

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