What does kanji 鑚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鑚 is make fire by rubbing sticks.

How is kanji 鑚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鑚 are き.る; the onyomi readings are サン.

Example words that use kanji 鑚 include 鑚る, 鑚孔機.

Kanken 1

鑚

Meaning

make fire by rubbing sticks

Stroke Order

Variant: 鑽 (Formal) , 钻 (Itaiji)

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きる

to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)

さんこうき

boring machine

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5 reference sentences

昔の人は鑚で火を起こした。

People in the old days started fires with a wooden fire-drill.

乾いた枝があれば、鑚で火を作れる。

If you have dry branches, you can make fire with that tool.

彼は鑚の使い方を父に習った。

He learned how to use that tool from his father.

鑚で火を得るのは、思ったより難しい。

Getting fire with that tool is harder than I thought.

博物館で鑚の実演を初めて見た。

I saw a demonstration of that tool at a museum for the first time.