Kanji Detail for 杭 - "stake"

杭

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

杭 means "stake." Also associated with travel.
1. Stake - A pole driven into the ground.
2. To cross - To traverse by boat; to travel by ship.
Tattoo check: 杭
- Verified meaning: stake
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, わたる)
- Also carries these associations: travel
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Name readings of 杭

Given names 杭(わたる)

Surnames 杭(こう)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

stake; post; picket

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

cross stream; navigate

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Hang; abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

ford; surname

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A raft of boats. | Hangzhou. A city name. Capital of Zhejiang Province.
Onyomi

koh(コウ)
Kunyomi

kui(くい)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords

stake travel to cross pile post pole pier wharf dock wooden foundation support

出る杭は打たれる。
Envy is the companion of honour.
彼は杭州の出身だ。
He comes from Hangzhou.
マンション用地は杭で囲まれている。
The site of the condominium is enclosed with stakes.
出る杭が打たれる会社じゃ、大きな成長は望めないね。
A company that stifles innovation can't hope to grow very much.
基礎に杭を打ち込むのを忘れて、空中に楼閣を建てるとは、あなたも愚かな人だ。
It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.