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螯 — 17 strokes / Radical「虫」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 17 strokes / Radical「虫」
On
ゴウごう · gō
Kun
はさみhasami
Meaning
a pincer claw

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 敖 as phonetic: the pincer of a crab or shrimp.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 螯はさみ

    a pincer

  • 蟹かに

    a crab

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

蟹(かに)が螯を振(ふ)り上(あ)げる。

The crab raises its pincers.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

蟹螯蟹crab蚩to moc…蚪used…蚣used…蚌a fres…蚓an ear…哈breath…毫a fine…敖to roa…慠arroga…嗷clamor…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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