釗 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 10 strokes

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 削る。
  2. 努める。
  3. 姓名用字

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「金」+音符「刀」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

endeavor, strive, encourage, cut

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウ
  • キョウ
  • ソウ
Kun (native)
  • けず(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音zhao1
  • 한글soe
  • Hán-ViệtChiêu
  • Hán-ViệtSiêu

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 3
Unicode
U+91D7

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金刂

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-2