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Kanji Detail for 鑕 - "anvil, execution block"
鑕
- Meaning
鑕 means "anvil, execution block."
Anvil - An iron block used for hammering metal.
Execution block - An ancient punishment device with an ax blade for bisecting criminals.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
Tungsten (element); Wolfram
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
chopping block, executioner's block
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(executioner's) block
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An iron anvil. Laid upon to receive the axe. Therefore called 斧鑕 (axe and block). This is the iron chopping block. See "鈇" for reference. | Ore. Refers to metal that has not yet been refined. | Commonly borrowed as the character 礦.
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