What does kanji 槓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 槓 is lever.

How is kanji 槓 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 槓 are てこ; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What words use kanji 槓?

Example words that use kanji 槓 include 槓, 槓ドラ, 槓子, 槓杆.

Kanken 1

槓

Meaning

Kanji 槓

lever

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: てこ
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 14
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 貢 • 䔈 • 熕 • 碽 • 摃 • 嗊 • 幊

Related vocabulary

11 common entries

Showing 11 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

槓

カン

forming a four-of-a-kind

槓ドラ

カンドラ

dora tile revealed when a player declares a kong

槓子

カンツ

kong

槓杆

こうかん

lever

暗槓

アンカン

declaring a concealed kong

加槓

かカン

forming a kong by adding a tile drawn from the wall to a declared pung

小明槓

ショウミンカン

forming a four-of-a-kind by adding a self-drawn tile to an open three-of-a-kind

大明槓

ダイミンカン

turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard

搶槓

チャンカン

winning on a tile robbed from another player's kong

三槓子

サンカンツ

three kongs

四槓子

スーカンツ

winning hand consisting of four kongs and a pair

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この槓を押すと、ふたが開きます。

If you press this lever, the lid will open.

重い石を槓で動かした。

I moved the heavy stone with a lever.

槓を使えば、一人でも持ち上げられる。

With a lever, even one person can lift it.

彼は長い槓を木の下に差し込んだ。

He slid a long lever under the log.

その箱は槓を使わないと開けにくい。

That box is hard to open without using a lever.