Word Meaning

かすがい kasugai

鎹 is read as かすがい (kasugai) and means tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together).

Meaning

English

  1. tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
  2. latch
  3. lock
  4. large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together
  5. clamp
  6. cramp (metal)

Reading

Kana

かすがい

Romaji

kasugai

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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だいくはゆるんだいたをかすがいでとめた。

The carpenter secured the loose board with a U-shaped clamp.

このふるいもんはなんぼんものかすがいでほきょうされている。

This old gate is reinforced with many clamps.

かすがいがはずれるともくざいがずれてしまう。

If the clamp comes off, the timber will shift.

しょくにんはかすがいのむきをたしかめてからうちこんだ。

The craftsman checked the clamp's orientation before driving it in.

むかしのいえでははりをかすがいでつなぐことがあった。

In old houses, beams were sometimes joined with this kind of clamp.