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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

鉗

Readings

Kana: ケン、カン、つぐ.む、くびかせ
Romaji: ken, kan, tsugu.mu, kubikase
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

shut up

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  gyeom
Chinese Reading:  qian2
Unicode:  9257
JIS:  6E69

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4836
New Nelson Index: 6245
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.3
Four Corner Index: 8417.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40306
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0515

Words

箝口 (かんこう、けんこう)
keeping silent; silence; restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling
鉗子 (かんし)
forceps
噤む (つぐむ)
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
止血鉗子 (しけつかんし)
artery forceps; hemostatic forceps
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