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錘

錘 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. おもり。
  2. つち。物を打つ道具。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「金」+音符「垂」。「おもり」を意味する漢語｛錘｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

weight, plumb bob, sinker, spindle

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • スイ
Kun (native)
  • つむ
  • おもり
Other languages
  • 拼音chui2
  • 한글chu
  • Hán-ViệtChuy
  • Hán-ViệtChùy

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9318

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金垂

Words using this kanji

  • 錘すいcounter for spindles, weight (for scales)
  • 錘いわweight (of a fishing net)
  • 錘状すいじょうspindle shaped
  • 錘形つむがたspindle-shaped, fusiform
  • 錘鰤つむぶりrainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata), rainbow yellowtail, Spanish jack, Hawaiian salmon

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(14 results)

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Lookup codes

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