錵 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」
- On
- カ
- Kun
- にえ
- Meaning
- the crystalline pattern on a blade (a character coined in Japan)
Origin
Coined in Japan from 金 and 花, a flower: the sparkling grain that appears along a sword’s edge.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 錵にえ
the grain on a blade
- 刃文はもん
the temper pattern of a blade
Example
刀の錵が美しく輝く。
The grain along the blade glitters beautifully.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)