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石敢当

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

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Entry

石敢当いしがんとうせきかんとう石敢當Noun
1

ishigantō; stone tablet inscribed with the word "ishigantō" placed at crossroads, on stone walls etc. in southern Kyūshū and Okinawa to ward off evil spirits; orig. a Chinese custom

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

石

stone

5 strokesFrequency 342JLPT N2Grade 1

On

セキシャクコク

Kun

いし

Nanori

いさいすいわしせっくと
敢

daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

12 strokesFrequency 1,859JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Kun

あ.えてあ.えないあ.えず
当

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい
當

bear, accept, undertake, just

13 strokes

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.てるまさ.に

Nanori

と

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