杖

7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

staff, cane

Kun'yomi
  • つえ
    		cane
On'yomi
  • ジョウ
    		public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つえ 77.8%
ジョウ 22.2%

Character Breakdown

staff, cane
つえ　ジョウ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ　たけ　とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

つえ
杖
cane
しゃく
錫
じょう
杖
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks)
しゅ
手
じょう
杖
staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)
ほお
頬
づえ
杖
resting one's chin in one's hands ②brace (in construction)
まつ
松
ば
葉
づえ
杖
crutch
ま
魔
ほう
法
　
の
つえ
杖
magic wand
し
仕
こ
込
　
み
づえ
杖
swordstick
たけ
竹
　
の
つえ
杖
bamboo rod (stick, pole)
しゅ
撞
もく
木
づえ
杖
crutches
そば
側
づえ
杖
blow received by a bystander
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References

Unicode hex code 6756
JIS X 0208 1-30-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2183
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2555
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1026
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 736
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2504
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2566
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 422
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14469
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a3.5
Four corner code 4590.0