Kanji Detail for 舵 - "rudder, helm"

舵

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

舵 means "rudder, helm."
1. Rudder - A steering device for ships.
2. Helm - The steering mechanism of a vessel.
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- Verified meaning: rudder, helm
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read かじ)
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Name readings of 舵

Given names 舵(かじ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rudder; helm; wheel

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

rudder, helm

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

helm; rudder

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

helm, rudder
Onyomi

da(ダ)

ta(タ)
Kunyomi

kaji(かじ)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

舟 (fune・funehen)
Related Keywords

rudder helm steering wheel boat ship navigation direction control course guidance maneuver vessel steer