Readings

Kana: コウ、しのぎ、なべ
Romaji: kou, shinogi, nabe
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

sword-blade ridges

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-10
Korean Reading:  ho
Chinese Reading:  gao3
Unicode:  93ac
JIS:  6F2E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4897
New Nelson Index: 6321
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a10.5
Four Corner Index: 8012.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40741
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0612

Words

(しのぎ)
ridges on a blade (sword, knife, etc.); ridged pattern in building
鎬鑿 (しのぎのみ)
chisel for making dovetail joints
しのぎを削る (しのぎをけずる)
to compete ruthlessly; to sharpen swords
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