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枠

枠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. いとわく。まわして糸を繰るのに用いる、木を組み合わせた道具。
  2. わく。いとわくの様に、木を組み合わせて周囲を囲むもの。
  3. わく。囲んで、囲まれたものとその他を区別するもの。
  4. わく。あるものの限度・限界。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

由来不詳。「ほぞ（枘）」を意味する漢字「椊」を崩した字との説が有力。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

Kun (native)
  • わくJHS
Other languages
  • Hán-ViệtKhung

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

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+67A0

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木卆

Words using this kanji

  • 枠組みわくぐみ「わくぐみ」の漢字表記。frame (physical structure), framework, framework (of a plan, system, etc.), structure
  • 枠わく（わく）糸枠の様に、木を組み合わせて周囲を囲むもの。 （わく）囲んで、囲まれたものとその他を区別するもの。 （わく）あるものの限度・限界。frame, framework, border, box
  • 枠内わくない定められた枠（範囲）の中。within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
  • 枠外わくがい(beyond the) limits, scope, boundary
  • 枠線わくせんgrid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet), enclosing line
  • 枠連わくれんbracket win, bracket quinella
  • 枠状わくじょうframe-shaped, frame-like
  • 枠乙わくおつthanks for streaming
  • 枠物語わくものがたりframe story, frame narrative, frame tale
  • 枠番連勝わくばんれんしょうbracket win, bracket quinella
  • 枠にはまるわくにはまるto be stereotypical
  • 枠を付けるわくをつけるto set a frame, to frame
  • 枠形アンテナわくがたアンテナframe antenna

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-4
Four Corner
4494.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a4.19
Heisig
212
Nelson
2205