甑
Stroke order
This stroke order diagram is drawn with 17 strokes; it can differ from the count above because the sources use slightly different glyph shapes.
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Origin of the character
形声。「瓦」+音符「曾」。「こしき」を意味する漢語｛甑｝を表す字。もと「曾」が｛甑｝を表す字であったが、「瓦」を加えた。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Meaning
rice-steaming pot
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- ソウ
- ショウ
- Kun (native)
- こしき
- Other languages
- 拼音zeng4
- 한글jeung
- Hán-ViệtTắng
Basics
- Strokes
- 16 strokes
- Radical
- 瓦(かわら)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+7511
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰曾瓦
Words using this kanji
- 甑こしき米などを蒸す器具。steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood), steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
- 甑炉そうろfurnace (for casting bronze)
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Lookup codes
- SKIP
1-11-5- Four Corner
8161.7- Spahn–Hadamitzky
4c13.3