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13 strokes
Meanings
wedge
arrowhead
Readings
On
â Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă±ă
ă»ă
Kun
â Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ăăăł
ă»ăă ăŠ
Common Words
1
wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin
Examples
ăăăăŠăăăăăłăæ»è»ăȘă©ăŻćäžæ©æą°ăšćŒă°ăăă
The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
2
tie; bond
ăăăłăæăĄèŸŒă
ăăăłăăăĄăă
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #59044
1
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
æ„ćœą
ăăăłăă
ăăŁăă
(æ„ćœą)
ăăŁăă
(æ„ćœą)
Noun
ïœăź Adj.
Freq #96487
1
wedge shape
ăăăłćœąæć
ăăăłăăăă
ăăŁăăăă
(æ„ćœąæć)
ăăŁăăăă
(æ„ćœąæć)
Noun
Freq #127643
1
cuneiform (writing)
1
wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform
1
Idiomatic expression; Rare term
to make sure (of); to drive in a wedge
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