鞘 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「革」
道準1University / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「革」
- On
- ショウ・ソウ
- Kun
- さや
- Meaning
- sheath; scabbard
Origin
Leather 革 with 肖 as phonetic: the sheath the blade is put away in.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 鞘さや
sheath; scabbard
- 鞘当てさやあて
rivalry over a lover
Example
刀を静かに鞘に納めた。
They slid the sword quietly back into its sheath.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)