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On
セン・チョウ
Kun
Meaning
writing slat; cane

Origin

ORIGIN

Bamboo 竹 with 占 as phonetic: the bamboo slat written on; also a cane.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • むち

    cane; writing slat

  • 竹簡ちくかん

    bamboo writing strips

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

昔は竹の笘に字を習ったという。

In old times, it is said, one learned to write on bamboo slats.

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