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錘 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「金」

道
準1University / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
スイすい · sui
Kun
つむ・おもりtsumu · omori
Meaning
spindle; weight

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal 金 with 垂 "to hang": the spindle that spins thread, and the weight that hangs.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 紡錘ぼうすい

    spindle

  • 錘おもり

    weight; sinker

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

紡錘(ぼうすい)の形(かたち)をした実(じつ)が枝(えだ)に下(さ)がる。

Spindle-shaped fruit hangs from the branches.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

紡錘錘紡spin釘nail釧bracel…釦button鉤hook鉦gong瑞auspic…翠jade…錐awl水water吹blow
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 金Map of reading スイAll maps

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