What does kanji 撥 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 撥 is bone plectrum.

How is kanji 撥 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 撥 are おさ.める, は.ねる; the onyomi readings are ハツ, バチ.

What words use kanji 撥?

Example words that use kanji 撥 include 撥条, 撥ね, 撥, 撥ねかす.

Kanken 1

撥

Meaning

Kanji 撥

bone plectrum

bone plectrum, brush up, eliminate, exclude, reject

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おさ.めるは.ねる
Onyomi 音読み: ハツバチ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 廢 • 潑 • 蕟 • 墢 • 癈 • 發 • 襏

Related vocabulary

Showing 18 common entries

Showing 18 of 35 entries that include this kanji.

撥条

ぜんまい

spring

撥ね

はね

(a) jump

撥

ばち

plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.)

撥ねかす

はねかす

to splash

撥ねつける

はねつける

to flatly refuse

撥ね荷

はねに

jettisoned cargo

撥ね上げ戸

はねあげど

trapdoor

撥ね釣瓶

はねつるべ

water bucket suspended from a weighted rod

撥ね箸

はねばし

pushing away food one does not want to eat with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

撥音

はつおん

syllabic nasal (in Japanese)

撥音便

はつおんびん

nasal sound change (generation of the mora 'n', primarily from verb stems ending in 'i')

撥弦楽器

はつげんがっき

plucked string instrument

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は撥で琵琶を静かに弾いた。

He quietly played the biwa with a plectrum.

祖父の撥は今も大切に残してある。

My grandfather's plectrum is still carefully kept.

その提案は会議で撥ねられた。

The proposal was rejected at the meeting.

彼女は失礼な頼みをきっぱり撥ねつけた。

She firmly rejected the rude request.

彼は周囲の反対を撥ねのけて進んだ。

He pushed aside the opposition around him and moved forward.