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穿

Readings

Kana: セン、うが.つ、は.く
Romaji: sen, uga.tsu, ha.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drill

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  116
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  cheon
Chinese Reading:  chuan1
Unicode:  7a7f
JIS:  407C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2251
Nelson Index: 3323
New Nelson Index: 4198
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m7.10
Four Corner Index: 3024.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25436
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0654
Remembering the kanji Index: 2616
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1941
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2661
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2800

Words

履く (はく)
to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear; to affix a sword to one's hip; to affix a bowstring to a bow
穿つ (うがつ)
to drill; to bore; to pierce; to put on; to wear; to be true to (nature); to hit (the mark)
羊水穿刺 (ようすいせんし)
amniocentesis
点滴穿石 (てんてきせんせき)
constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats
穿鑿 (せんさく)
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
穿孔 (せんこう)
perforation; punching (a hole); rupture; punch
穿ちすぎた (うがちすぎた)
farfetched
微に入り細を穿つ (びにいりさいをうがつ)
to go into the minutest details
掻っ穿る (かっぽじる)
to dig up; to peck at
穿通 (せんつう)
penetration
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