鉗 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「金」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「金」
- On
- ケン・カン
- Kun
- つぐ.む・くびかせ
- Meaning
- pincers; to clamp shut
Origin
Metal 金 with 甘, sweet, as phonetic: the metal tool that grips; also the collar put on a prisoner.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 鉗子かんし
forceps
- 鉗むつぐむ
to shut (one’s mouth)
Example
鉗子で傷口をはさむ。
They grip the wound with forceps.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)