This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソ、と.く、と.かす、す.く、けず.る、くしけず.る
Romaji: so, to.ku, to.kasu, su.ku, kezu.ru, kushikezu.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

comb (hair)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-7
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  shu1
Unicode:  68b3
JIS:  5B60

Indexes

Halpern Index: 964
Nelson Index: 2282
New Nelson Index: 2704
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a7.10
Four Corner Index: 4091.3
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14886X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0342
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1209

Words

削る (けずる)
to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down; to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete
梳毛 (そもう)
combed wool (yarn)
梳綿機 (そめんき)
carding machine
羊毛を梳く (ようもうをすく)
to card wool
梳き油 (すきあぶら)
(traditional) hair oil; pomade
梳く (すく、とく)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
髪を梳かす (かみをとかす)
to comb (one's hair)
梳る (くしけずる)
to comb
梳かす (とかす)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
梳き鋏 (すきばさみ)
thinning scissors; thinning shears
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