Kanji Detail for 鑲 - "mold base, inset"

鑲

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
鑲 means "mold base, inset."
1. Mold base - Material packed when making a casting mold.
2. Inset - To embed; to fit in.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

insert; inlay; set; mount; fill; fit into

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

insert, inlay, set, mount; fill

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to inlay; to embed; ridge; border

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

inset, inlay; to set, to mount; to fill

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

When objects fit together. As in 鑲嵌 (inlay), 鑲邊 (trim edges). Filling gaps is also called 鑲. As in dentists doing 鑲牙 (filling teeth).
Onyomi

joh(じょう)

nyoh(にょう)

shoh(しょう)

soh(そう)
Kunyomi

igata(いがた)
Strokes

25 strokes
Radical

金 (kane・kanehen)
Related Keywords
mold base material packed making casting inset embed fit