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Kun
しんし
Meaning
a cloth-stretcher (a character coined in Japan)

Origin

ORIGIN

Coined in Japan from 竹 and 伸, to stretch: the bamboo rod that holds dyed cloth taut.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • しんし

    a bamboo cloth-stretcher

  • 伸子しんし

    the same tool, written another way

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

籡を張って布を乾かす。

They stretch the cloth on the rods to dry.

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