Kanji Detail for 錐 - "awl, cone"

錐

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

錐 means "awl, cone." Also associated with sharp point.
1. Awl - A pointed tool for making holes.
2. Sharp point - Something tapered and piercing.
3. Cone - A shape tapering to a point.
Tattoo check: 錐
- Verified meaning: awl, cone
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read きり)
- Also carries these associations: sharp point
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.
Name readings of 錐

Surnames 錐(きり)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

auger; drill; awl; pyramid; cone

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

cone; awl; to bore

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

gimlet, drill, awl; to drill, to bore

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

A pointed tool. Used for drilling holes. | A brush is called 毛錐, because its shape resembles an awl.
Onyomi

sui(スイ)
Kunyomi

kiri(きり)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

金 (kane・kanehen)
Related Keywords

awl sharp point cone drill bore pierce piercing pointed needle puncture holes spike taper tip tool prong

円錐形の定義を教えてくれませんか。
Can you give me the definition of a cone?
日本人は円錐形の山、富士山を誇りにしている。
The Japanese pride themselves on Mt. Fuji, a cone-shaped mountain.
会場は人であふれ、立錐の余地なしという大盛況だったね。
The concert hall was so jam-packed there wasn't room to breathe.
まん丸に見えるあのお月さまはね、実は円錐の底面なんだよ。
The moon looks so perfectly round. It's actually the base of a cone, you know.
その列車はみな、発車１０分前に満員で立錐の余地もなかった。
All the coaches of the train were packed to capacity ten minutes before it started.