What does kanji 鋸 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鋸 is saw (cuts wood).

How is kanji 鋸 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鋸 are のこ, のこぎり; the onyomi readings are キョ, コ.

What words use kanji 鋸?

Example words that use kanji 鋸 include 鋸, 鋸えい, 鋸がざみ, 鋸パルメット.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

鋸

Meaning

Kanji 鋸

saw (cuts wood)

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: のこのこぎり
Onyomi 音読み: キョコ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
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Strokes: 16
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 裾 • 踞 • 居 • 倨 • 据 • 𡍄 • 琚

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Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 32 entries that include this kanji.

鋸

のこぎり

musical saw

鋸えい

のこぎりえい

sawfish (Pristidae spp.)

鋸がざみ

のこぎりがざみ

mud crab (Scylla serrata)

鋸パルメット

のこぎりパルメット

saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)

鋸引き

のこぎりびき

death by sawing (i.e. as a capital punishment)

鋸屋根

のこぎりやね

saw-tooth roof

鋸鎌

のこぎりがま

toothed sickle

鋸屑

きょせつ

sawdust

鋸鍬形

のこぎりくわがた

sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus)

鋸鮫

のこぎりざめ

saw shark (esp. the Japanese saw shark, Prietiophorus japonicus)

鋸歯

きょし

teeth of a saw

鋸挽き台

のこひきだい

sawhorse

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この鋸はよく切れる。

This saw cuts well.

父は鋸で板を切った。

My father cut the board with a saw.

古い鋸を新しいものに替えた。

I replaced the old saw with a new one.

鋸は物置の中にあります。

The saw is in the shed.

この鋸では太い枝は切れない。

This saw can't cut thick branches.

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