杵 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. 臼の中の物を搗く道具。
2. 戦争に用いる武器。
3. きぬたに布帛を載せて打つ道具。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

wooden pestle

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ショ
• ソ

Kun (native)

• きね

Nanori (used in names)

• き

Other languages

• 拼音chu3
• 한글jeo
• Hán-ViệtXử

infoBasics

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

木(き)

JIS level

Level 1

Unicode

U+6775

grid_viewComponents

• ノ
• 𠂉かのかんむり
• 十じゅう
• 干かん
• 木き

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木午

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 杵きね（きね）臼に入れて脱穀、製粉や餅つきを行う木製の道具。mallet, pestle, pounder
• 杵しょ（きね）臼に入れて脱穀、製粉や餅つきを行う木製の道具。vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
• 杵柄きねづかmallet handle

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(6 results)

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 仵One part differs
• 忤One part differs
• 旿One part differs
• 汻One part differs

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

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-4-4

Four Corner

4894.0

Spahn–Hadamitzky

4a4.9

Heisig

2565

Nelson

2201