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Kanji Detail for 匕 - "spoon, dagger"

  • Meaning

    匕 means "spoon, dagger."

    1. Spoon - A ladle.

    2. Dagger - A short blade.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    spoon; spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spoon, ladle; knife, dirk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    dagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    spoon, ladle; knife, dirk

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

    A spoon. A utensil for eating soup. Colloquially also called soup spoon. | 匕首: A type of sword. Its handle resembles a spoon. Short and convenient to use, hence the name. Used by assassins in ancient times.
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