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On
スイ
Kun
きり
Meaning
awl; cone

Origin

ORIGIN

Metal 金 with 隹 as phonetic: the tool for boring holes; also the cone shape.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • きり

    awl; drill

  • 円錐えんすい

    cone

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

錐で板に小さな穴をあけた。

I bored a small hole in the board with an awl.

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