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Zach

杆

Readings

Kana: カン、てこ
Romaji: kan, teko
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

shield, pole

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-3
Korean Reading:  gan
Chinese Reading:  gan3
Unicode:  6746
JIS:  5B38

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2178
New Nelson Index: 2557
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a3.6
Four Corner Index: 4194.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14449
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0071

Words

かん体 (かんたい)
rod (shape of cell)
欄干 (らんかん)
guardrail; handrail; bannister; balustrade; parapet; (a person) shining like the stars or moon; (a person) crying endlessly
桿状体 (かんじょうたい)
rod (shape of cell)
かん体細胞 (かんたいさいぼう)
rod cell
桿菌 (かんきん)
bacillus
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