筈 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- カツ
- Kun
- はず・やはず
- Meaning
- arrow notch; ought to be
Origin
Bamboo 竹 with 舌 as phonetic: the arrow's notch that meets the bowstring; hence "is bound to be".
Stroke order
Compounds
- 矢筈やはず
arrow nock
- 筈はず
ought to; supposed to
Example
矢筈を弦に当ててしずかに構えた。
He set the nock to the string and took aim quietly.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)