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箝 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「竹」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
On
カン・ケンかん・けん · kan · ken
Kun
す.げる・くびかせ・はさ.むsu.geru · kubikase · hasa.mu
Meaning
to clamp; to gag

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Bamboo 竹 with abbreviated 拑 as phonetic: to grip between bamboo; also to stop the mouth.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 箝口令かんこうれい

    a gag order

  • 箝むはさむ

    to clamp

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

箝口(かんこう)令(れい)を敷(し)いて口(くち)を封(ふう)じる。

A gag order is laid and mouths are stopped.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 竹Map of reading カンAll maps

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