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    3. 杵

    杵

    杵きね

    wooden pestle

    KMT10Freq #2355Core ConceptsKanji8 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    きね

    On'yomi

    ショソ

    Nanori

    き

    wooden pestle

    木午

    木
    干
    十

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    枝楠枠杆枡枅桿枯午枡栞桿枠枦枝析杷楠枇林杆枉枅

    Concepts using this kanji

    昔取った杵柄

    skill learned in one's former days

    金剛杵

    vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)

    杵

    mallet

    杵柄

    mallet handle

    瓊瓊杵尊

    Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity; grandson of Amaterasu, great grandfather of Emperor Jimmu)

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