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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word .

Dictionary

Entry

ょうFreq #14978
1

Counter

counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars

Examples
私が見つけたのは1のハサミだけだった。
I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign

2 strokesFrequency 1,312JLPT N1Grade 3

On

チョウテイチントウ

Kun

ひのと

bravely volunteer, counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws

10 strokesFrequency 2,189Grade 9

On

チョウテイ

Kun

ぬ.く

lever

11 strokes

On

チョウテイ

Kun

てこつえ

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