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鎬

Readings

Kana: コウ、しのぎ、なべ

Romaji: kou, shinogi, nabe

Kana

Romaji

Meaning

sword-blade ridges

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 18

Radical Number: 167

Frequency:

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 1-8-10

Korean Reading: ho

Chinese Reading: gao3

Unicode: 93ac

JIS: 6F2E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4897

New Nelson Index: 6321

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a10.5

Four Corner Index: 8012.7

Daikanwanjiten Index: 40741

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0612

Words

鎬 (しのぎ)

ridges on a blade (sword, knife, etc.); ridged pattern in building

鎬鑿 (しのぎのみ)

chisel for making dovetail joints

しのぎを削る (しのぎをけずる)

to compete ruthlessly; to sharpen swords

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