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莢

Readings

Kana: キョウ、さや
Romaji: kyō, saya
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pod, hull, husk, shell, case

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  hyeob
Chinese Reading:  jia2
Unicode:  83a2
JIS:  6832

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3953
New Nelson Index: 5055
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k8.3
Four Corner Index: 4443.8
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31069X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0683

Words

莢 (さや)
shell (i.e. of a pea); pod; hull
絹さや (きぬさや)
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
深山莢迷 (みやまがまずみ、ミヤマガマズミ)
Wright viburnum; viburnum wrightii
莢豌豆 (さやえんどう)
peas; garden peas; field peas
皀莢 (さいかち、サイカチ)
honey locust; Gleditsia japonica
薬莢 (やっきょう)
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
荒隠元 (さやいんげん)
French beans; string beans
莢迷 (がまずみ、ガマズミ)
linden arrowwood (Viburnum dilatatum); Japanese bush cranberry
排莢桿筒 (はいきょうかんとう)
ejector tube; ejector housing (revolver)
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