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杭

Readings

Kana: コウ、くい
Romaji: kou, kui
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: わたる
Romaji: wataru
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Meanings

stake, post, picket

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2329
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-4
Korean Reading:  hang
Chinese Reading:  hang2
Unicode:  676d
JIS:  393A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2203
New Nelson Index: 2583
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a4.17
Four Corner Index: 4091.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14494
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0169
Remembering the kanji Index: 2484
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 763
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2547
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1068
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1857

Words

杭 (くい)
stake; post; pile; picket; stump
乱杭歯 (らんぐいば)
uneven teeth
棒杙 (ぼうぐい)
stake; pile
焼けぼっくい (やけぼっくい、やけぼくい)
charred stake; ember
支持杭 (しじこう)
bearing pile
株 (くいぜ、くいせ)
stump
乱杭 (らんぐい)
palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
切り杭 (きりくい)
stump
出る杭は打たれる (でるくいはうたれる)
the nail that sticks out gets hammered in; the best policy is to keep your head down
杭打設 (くいうちせつ)
pile-driving
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