漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

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On
カン
Kun
くつわ・くわ.える
Meaning
a horse’s bit; to hold in the mouth

Origin

ORIGIN

Metal 金 with 行, to go: the metal piece put in a horse’s mouth; by extension, to hold in the mouth.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • くつわ

    a horse’s bit

  • 銜えるくわえる

    to hold in the mouth

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

馬に銜をかませる。

They put the bit in the horse’s mouth.

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