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楔

Readings

Kana: ケツ、セツ、くさび、ほうだて
Romaji: ketsu, setsu, kusabi, houdate
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

wedge, arrowhead

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  seol
Chinese Reading:  xie4
Unicode:  6954
JIS:  5C38

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2323
New Nelson Index: 2786
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a9.11
Four Corner Index: 4793.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15131
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0452

Words

楔 (くさび)
wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin; tie; bond
楔形文字 (くさびがたもじ、せっけいもじ、けっけいもじ)
cuneiform (writing)
楔状骨 (けつじょうこつ、せつじょうこつ)
cuneiform (bones); sphenoid (bone)
楔子 (けっし)
wedge; lynchpin; cotter
間の楔 (あいのくさび)
wedge (for securing objects together); tie; bond
くさび形 (くさびがた、けっけい、せっけい)
wedge-shape
割り楔 (わりくさび)
split wedge
楔状 (けつじょう)
wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform
氷楔 (ひょうせつ)
ice wedge
くさび石 (くさびいし)
keystone; sphene
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