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木っ端

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

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Entry

木っ端木っ片木っ葉木っぱっぱ木端木片木葉NounFreq #41037
1

wood chip; splinter

2

Noun, used as a prefix

worthless thing; worthless person

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tree, wood

4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ボクモク

Kun

こ-

Nanori

もと

edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

14 strokesFrequency 960JLPT N1Grade 8

On

タン

Kun

はしはた-ばたはな

Nanori

ただしみず

one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

4 strokesFrequency 1,076JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ヘン

Kun

かた-かた

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

12 strokesFrequency 414JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヨウ

Kun

Nanori

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