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Readings

Kana: アン、くら
Romaji: an, kura
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

saddle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  177
Frequency:  2214
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-9-6
Korean Reading:  an
Chinese Reading:  an1
Unicode:  978d
JIS:  3048

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5098
New Nelson Index: 6586
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k12.19
Four Corner Index: 4354.4
Japanese Names Index: 2543
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42815
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0161
Remembering the kanji Index: 2782
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1595
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2803
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2255

Words

(くら)
saddle
鞍替え (くらがえ)
changing one's stance; changing loyalties; changing jobs; switching horses; changing business location; changing houses; changing quarters
鞍橋 (くらぼね、あんが)
saddle tree
鞍上 (あんじょう)
on top of a saddle
荷鞍 (にぐら)
packsaddle
鞍馬 (あんば)
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
鞍部 (あんぶ)
col; saddle between mountains
鞍上人なく鞍下馬なし (あんじょうひとなくあんかうまなし)
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
鞍擦れ (くらずれ)
saddle sores
大和鞍 (やまとぐら、わぐら)
Japanese-style ritual saddle
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