釵 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「金」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「金」
- On
- サイ・サ
- Kun
- かざし・かんざし
- Meaning
- an ornamental hairpin
Origin
Metal 金 with 叉, a fork, as phonetic: the two-pronged hairpin of metal.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 釵かんざし
a hairpin
- 金釵きんさい
a golden hairpin
Example
釵を挿して髪を飾る。
They set the hairpin in and dress the hair.
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