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笄

Readings

Kana: ケイ、こうがい
Romaji: kei, kougai
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hairpin, crossbar of anchor, metal rod on sheath

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  118
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-6-4
Korean Reading:  gye
Chinese Reading:  ji1
Unicode:  7b04
JIS:  6422

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3373
New Nelson Index: 4255
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f6.5
Four Corner Index: 8844.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25862
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0745

Words

笄 (こうがい)
hairpin
笄髷 (こうがいわげ)
type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
笄ぐる (こうがいぐる)
type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
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