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杖

杖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. つえ、つえで打つ。
  2. [法]杖刑。中国における五刑のひとつ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

staff, cane

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジョウ
Kun (native)
  • つえ
Other languages
  • 拼音zhang4
  • 한글jang
  • Hán-ViệtTrượng
  • Hán-ViệtTráng

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6756

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木丈

Words using this kanji

  • 杖つえ歩く際に手に持って地面について歩行を助ける木や竹の棒。 頼りにしているもの。 律令制で杖罪となった罪人を打つための棒。cane, walking stick, staff, wand
  • 杖じょう律令制の四等官の第三位。公文書の審査等を担当した。public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
  • 杖柱つえはしらperson upon whom one relies
  • 杖術じょうじゅつ杖道、警杖術の元となった武術で、杖と呼ばれる棒によって相手を倒すもの。jōjutsu
  • 杖道じょうどう日本の武道の一つ。杖と呼ばれる棒を用いて戦い心身を鍛錬することを目的とする。jōdō
  • 杖鼓じょうこjanggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo
  • 杖状つえじょうstaff-shaped
  • 杖をつくつえをつくto walk with a cane
  • 杖を携えるつえをたずさえるto carry a cane
  • 杖とも柱とも頼むつえともはしらともたのむto count on someone as the only support
  • 杖に縋るとも人に縋るなつえにすがるともひとにすがるなdon't be a burden to others

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Lookup codes

SKIP
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4590.0
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4a3.5
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2566
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2183