刅 — readings, stroke count and radical

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 「創」の同字。傷。
2. 両刃の刀。
3. 「両」の古字（『字學三正』掲載）。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

to wound, to create, to make, to invent, to begin, double-edged sword

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ソウ
• ショウ

Kun (native)

• つく(る)
• はじ(める)
• きず(つける)

Other languages

• 拼音chuang1
• 한글chang
• Hán-ViệtSang
• Hán-ViệtSáng

infoBasics

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

刀(かたな)

Unicode

U+5205

grid_viewComponents

• ノ
• 丶てん
• ハ
• 刀かたな

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰刃丶

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 㣺One part differs
• 卜One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

4-4-4