What does kanji 杭 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 杭 is picket.

How is kanji 杭 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 杭 are くい; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 杭?

The main radical for kanji 杭 is 木.

What words use kanji 杭?

Example words that use kanji 杭 include 杭周面摩擦力, 杭州, 杭打ち, 杭打ち機.

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杭

Meaning

Kanji 杭

picket

picket, post, stake

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くい
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: わたる

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2329
Strokes: 8
Radical: 木
Components: 木 • 亢
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 抗 • 坑 • 航 • 炕 • 牨 • 亢 • 伉

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Showing 10 of 17 entries that include this kanji.

杭周面摩擦力

くいしゅうめんまさつりょく

pile shaft friction

杭州

くいしゅう

Hangzhou (China)

杭打ち

くいうち

pile-driving

杭打ち機

くいうちき

pile driver

杭打設

くいうちせつ

pile-driving

支持杭

しじくい

bearing pile

切り杭

きりくい

stump

櫓杭

ろぐい

fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)

出る杭は打たれる

でるくいはうたれる

tall trees catch much wind

乱杭歯

らんぐいば

uneven teeth

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杭を打つ。

Drive the stake into the ground.

杭の長さを測る。

Measure the length of the post.

杭を打ち込む。

Drive the stake into the ground.

杭が地面にしっかりと打たれた。

The stake was firmly driven into the ground.

杭の役割は土地を区切ることだ。

The purpose of the post is to mark the boundary of the land.

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