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鈷 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「金」

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コこ · ko
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Meaning
vajra (ritual implement)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal 金 with 古 as phonetic: used in tokko, the ritual implement of esoteric Buddhism.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 独鈷とっこ

    single-pronged vajra

  • 三鈷さんこ

    three-pronged vajra

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

僧(そう)が独鈷(とっこ)を手(て)にして祈(いの)りを捧(ささ)げた。

The monk offered prayers holding a vajra.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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