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    3. 鑽

    鑽

    鑽き.る

    make fire by rubbing sticks

    NTDaily LifeKanji27 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    き.る

    On'yomi

    サン

    make fire by rubbing sticks

    金贊

    金
    丿
    儿
    目
    貝
    八

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    鋭鏡銃銑釟鍖鑚鎮銑钁鑚鎭鑷鑿

    Alternative forms of this concept

    釒

    Concepts using this kanji

    自己研鑽

    self-improvement

    火鑽

    hand drilling (to start a fire)

    試鑽

    boring

    鑽孔機

    boring machine

    研鑽

    diligent study

    鑽孔テープ

    punched tape

    鑽孔

    boring

    鑽る

    to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丿
    • 儿
    • 八
    • 目
    • 貝
    • 金

    is_used_in

    • 研鑽
    • 鑽孔機
    • 鑽孔
    • 鑽る
    • 自己研鑽
    • 火鑽
    • 試鑽
    • 鑽孔テープ

    Similar concepts

    • 鋭
    • 鏡
    • 銃
    • 銑
    • 釟
    • 鍖
    • 鑚
    • 鎮
    • 钁
    • 鎭
    • 鑷
    • 鑿

    Variants

    • 釒

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