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On
Kun
かね・かねざし・さしがね
Meaning
carpenter’s square; rule

Origin

ORIGIN

矢 "arrow" with 巨 "large": the tool for measuring a right angle; by extension, a rule or standard.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 矩形くけい

    rectangle

  • 規矩きく

    rule; standard

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

紙を矩形に切りそろえた。

I cut the paper into neat rectangles.

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