Readings

Kana: カン、くつわ、くわ.える
Romaji: kan, kutsuwa, kuwa.eru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

horse's bit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  60
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  ham
Chinese Reading:  xian2
Unicode:  929c
JIS:  6E72

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1632
New Nelson Index: 6257
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3i11.1
Four Corner Index: 2122.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40390
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0543

Words

(くつわ、くつばみ)
bit (i.e. attached to a bridle)
咥える (くわえる)
to hold in one's mouth
含む (ふくむ、くくむ)
to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour; to express (emotion, etc.); to imply
馬銜 (はみ、はめ、ハミ)
bit mouthpiece
銜え箸 (くわえばし)
holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth (a breach of etiquette)
くわえ込む (くわえこむ)
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
枚を銜む (ばいをふくむ)
(of a horse) to be gagged
指をくわえる (ゆびをくわえる)
to look on enviously while doing nothing
横銜え (よこぐわえ)
holding horizontally in one's mouth; holding on the side of one's mouth
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