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Kanji Detail for 鋸 - "saw, to cut"

鋸

  • Meaning

    鋸 means "saw, to cut." Also associated with punishment tool.

    1. Saw - A tool for cutting wood.

    2. To cut - To saw through.

    3. Punishment tool - An implement used in ancient punishments.

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    • Verified meaning: saw, to cut
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: punishment tool

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    saw (cuts wood)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a saw; to saw; amputate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 鋦|锔[ju1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a saw; to saw, to amputate

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

    A thin strip of iron with fine teeth cut on one edge, stretched in a wooden frame. Moved back and forth to slice wood or stone.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ko(コ) コ

    kyo(キョ) キョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    noko(のこ) のこ

    nokogiri(のこぎり) のこぎり

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    saw to cut punishment tool act blade carpentry cutting lumber sever teeth wood

Sentences including 鋸

  • He sawed logs for the fireplace.

  • Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived.

  • Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived.

More kanji with the radical 金 (kane・kanehen)

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