漢字道KANJIDO

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On
ジョウ
Kun
つえ
Meaning
staff; cane

Origin

ORIGIN

木 "wood" with 丈 as phonetic: the wooden stick held in the hand to steady oneself.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • つえ

    walking stick

  • 松葉杖まつばづえ

    crutches

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

祖父は杖をついて歩く。

My grandfather walks with a stick.

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