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剪

Readings

Kana: セン、き.る、つ.む
Romaji: sen, ki.ru, tsu.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

clip, snip, cut

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  12
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  jeon
Chinese Reading:  jian3
Unicode:  526a
JIS:  5172

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2306
Nelson Index: 599
New Nelson Index: 502
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o9.1
Four Corner Index: 8022.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2088
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0296
Remembering the kanji Index: 2941
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2948
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2886

Words

せん断 (せんだん)
shear; shearing
鋏 (はさみ、ハサミ)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
剪刀 (せんとう)
scissors (esp. surgical scissors)
剪定 (せんてい)
pruning
剪除 (せんじょ)
cutting off; cut(ting) out
せん断強さ (せんだんつよさ)
shear strength
剪毛 (せんもう)
wool shearing
剪定鋏 (せんていばさみ)
pruning shears
剪断安定性 (せんだんあんていせい)
shear stability
剪枝 (せんし)
pruning
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