刖

6 strokes
Not a general use character

cutting off feet as form of punishment

Kun'yomi
  • きる
  • あやうい
On'yomi
  • ゲツ
    		cutting off the leg at the knee (form of punishment in ancient China)
  • グチ
  • ゴツ
  • ゴチ
  • カツ

No stroke data for this character

Main Radical

刀(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

cutting off feet as form of punishment
ゲツ　グチ　ゴツ
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Contained In

俞 前

Common Words

げつ
刖
cutting off the leg at the knee (form of punishment in ancient China)
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References

Unicode hex code 5216
JIS X 0212 1-19-22
JIS X 0213 2-3-23
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1900