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鉗 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「金」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
ケン・カンけん・かん · ken · kan
Kun
つぐ.む・くびかせtsugu.mu · kubikase
Meaning
pincers; to clamp shut

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal 金 with 甘, sweet, as phonetic: the metal tool that grips; also the collar put on a prisoner.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鉗子かんし

    forceps

  • 鉗むつぐむ

    to shut (one’s mouth)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

鉗子(かんし)で傷口(きずぐち)をはさむ。

They grip the wound with forceps.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 金Map of reading ケンAll maps

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