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螯

Readings

Kana: ゴウ、はさみ

Romaji: gou, hasami

Kana

Romaji

Meaning

claws

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 17

Radical Number: 142

Frequency:

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 2-11-6

Korean Reading: o

Chinese Reading: ao2

Unicode: 87af

JIS: 6A28

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4178

New Nelson Index: 5376

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d11.8

Four Corner Index: 5813.6

Daikanwanjiten Index: 33496

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0078

Words

螯 (はさみ)

pincers (crab, scorpion, etc.); claws; forceps