笄 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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menu_bookMeaning

hairpin, crossbar of anchor, metal rod on sheath

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ケイ

Kun (native)

• こうがい

Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese readings

• 拼音ji1
• 한글gye
• Hán-ViệtKê

infoBasics

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

竹(たけ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+7B04

grid_viewComponents

• ノ
• 一いち
• ｜
• 𠂉かのかんむり
• 二に
• 廾こまぬき
• 竹たけ

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𥫗开

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 笄こうがいhairpin髪を整えるための箸に似た細長い道具。
• 笄髷こうがいわげtype of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
• 笄ぐるこうがいぐるtype of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(4 results)

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-6-4

Four Corner

8844.1

Spahn–Hadamitzky

6f6.5

Nelson

3373