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23 strokes
Meanings
make fire by rubbing sticks
Readings
On
โ Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใตใณ
Kun
โ Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ.ใ
Common Words
1
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
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striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.
2
purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
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Rare term
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
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