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錐 = 金 + 隹
錐 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “awl”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2783.
- Keyword
- awl
- RTK frame
- 2783
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- スイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- auger, зависть
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 錐 gimlet
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 錐 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “short-tailed bird”. 錐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 錐 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.