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    3. 鈷

    鈷

    鈷コ

    cobalt

    NTTechnologyKanji13 strokes

    On'yomi

    コ

    cobalt

    金古

    金
    十
    口

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    Alternative forms of this concept

    釒

    Concepts using this kanji

    飛行の三鈷

    three-pronged vajra flung by Kukai on his return from China to determine the Holy Land of Esoteric Buddhism

    独鈷石

    ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko)

    三鈷

    trident vajra

    独鈷

    single-pronged vajra

    雷鈷

    ground stone tool from the late Jomon period

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 十
    • 口
    • 金

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    • 飛行の三鈷
    • 三鈷
    • 独鈷
    • 独鈷石
    • 雷鈷

    Variants

    • 釒

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