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磋 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「石」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「石」
On
サさ · sa
Kun
みが.くmiga.ku
Meaning
to polish

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Stone 石 with 差 as phonetic: to grind stone or bone smooth.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 切磋琢磨せっさたくま

    improving one another through effort

  • 磋くみがく

    to polish

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

仲間(なかま)と切磋(せっさ)琢磨(たくま)して伸(の)びる。

They grow by sharpening themselves against their fellows.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

切磋琢磨切磋琢磨切磋琢磨磋切to cut琢polish磨polish矻to toi…矼a step…砌the st…砒arseni…砠a ston…扨well…扠well…苴a stra…炸to exp…柤a rail…
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Compound

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