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枷

Readings

Kana: カ、かせ、からざお
Romaji: ka, kase, karazao
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

shackles, irons, handcuffs, bonds

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-5
Korean Reading:  ga
Chinese Reading:  jia1
Unicode:  67b7
JIS:  5B48

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2222
New Nelson Index: 2615
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a5.19
Four Corner Index: 4690.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14587
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0254

Words

枷 (かせ)
shackles; fetters; irons; handcuffs; restraint; constraint; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship; binding relationships; encumbrance
手かせ (てかせ、てがせ、てかし、てがし、しゅかい)
handcuffs
首枷 (くびかせ)
pillory; burden
口枷 (くちかせ)
(mouth) gag; muzzle
枷蚯蚓 (かせみみず)
Epimenia verrucosa (mollusc)
殻竿 (からざお、からさお)
flail (for threshing grain)
手枷足枷 (てかせあしかせ)
manacles; shackles; fetters
足かせ (あしかせ)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden; trap
子は三界の首枷 (こはさんがいのくびかせ)
A child is an everlasting responsibility to parents
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