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鞘 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「革」

道
準1University / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「革」
On
ショウ・ソウしょう・そう · shō · sō
Kun
さやsaya
Meaning
sheath; scabbard

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Leather 革 with 肖 as phonetic: the sheath the blade is put away in.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鞘さや

    sheath; scabbard

  • 鞘当てさやあて

    rivalry over a lover

More words with this kanji

  • 腱鞘炎けんしょうえん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

刀(かたな)を静(しず)かに鞘(さや)に納(おさ)めた。

They slid the sword quietly back into its sheath.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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