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鼎

Readings

Kana: テイ、かなえ
Romaji: tei, kanae
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

three legged kettle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  206
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  4-13-1
Korean Reading:  jeong
Chinese Reading:  ding3
Unicode:  9f0e
JIS:  4524

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3585
Nelson Index: 5414
New Nelson Index: 7074
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c8.10
Four Corner Index: 2222.1
Japanese Names Index: 2246
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48315
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1049
Remembering the kanji Index: 2865
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 3000
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2878
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4405

Words

鼎 (かなえ、てい)
three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
三者鼎立 (さんしゃていりつ)
three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest
鼎革 (ていかく)
change of dynasty
鼎談会 (ていだんかい)
three-man talk; tripartite talk
鼎立戦 (ていりつせん)
three-way contest
鼎談 (ていだん)
tripartite (three man) talk
鼎の軽重を問う (かなえのけいちょうをとう)
to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
鼎坐 (ていざ)
three people sitting in a triangle
鼎立 (ていりつ)
triangular position; three-cornered contest
三つ鼎 (みつがなえ)
three people sitting in a triangle
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