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刷

刷 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. する。紙などに写し取る。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「刀」 + 音符「㕞」。「きよめる」を意味する漢語｛刷｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

printing, print, brush

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サツElem.
Kun (native)
  • す(る)Elem.
  • 〜ず(り)
  • 〜ずり
  • は(く)
Other languages
  • 拼音shua1
  • 拼音shua4
  • 한글swae
  • Hán-ViệtXoát
  • Hán-ViệtLoát

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
刀(かたな)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5237

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰𡰯刂

Words using this kanji

  • 刷新さっしん悪い部分を改め、全く新しくすること。reform, renovation
  • 刷るするするを参照。to print, to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
  • 刷りすりprinting
  • 刷り込むすりこむto print (on), to insert (an illustration), to stencil (a pattern), to instill (a thought, impression, etc.)
  • 刷さつ(すり) 出版物の、改訂によらない印刷回数、発行回数を表す。printing, impression, issue
  • 刷本すりほんunbound book (damp from the press), printed sheets
  • 刷数さつすうnumber (of books) printed
  • 刷毛はけbrush (for painting, basting, etc.)
  • 刷子さっし、ブラシ。brush
  • 刷くはくto daub, to brush, to touch up
  • 刷版さっぱんmachine plate, press plate, printing plate
  • 刷了さつりょうfinishing a print, finishing printing
  • 刷り物すりものprinted matter
  • 刷毛先はけさきbrush tip
  • 刷毛目はけめbrush marks
  • 刷毛箒はけほうきwhisk broom
  • 刷り違いすりちがいmisprint
  • 刷り出すすりだすto print, to publish, to begin to print
  • 刷り直すすりなおすto reprint (book)
  • 刷り立てすりたてjust off the press, hot off the press

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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