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鍼 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「金」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
シンしん · shin
Kun
はり・さ.すhari · sa.su
Meaning
acupuncture needle

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal 金 with 咸 as phonetic: the needle inserted into the body to treat illness.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鍼灸しんきゅう

    acupuncture and moxibustion

  • 鍼治療はりちりょう

    acupuncture treatment

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

長引(ながび)く腰(こし)の痛(いた)みに鍼(はり)治療(ちりょう)を受(う)けた。

I had acupuncture for my lingering back pain.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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