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Kanji Detail for 硎 - "whetstone"
硎
- Meaning
硎 means "whetstone."
Whetstone - A stone for sharpening blades.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
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Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
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CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
whetstone
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
whetstone
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A stone for sharpening knives. "Newly issued from the whetstone." A metaphor for a young person first trying their skills, sharp and unstoppable.
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