梳

11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

comb (hair)

Kun'yomi
  • とく
    		to untie ②to unsew ③to solve ④to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
  • とかす
    		to comb out
  • すく
    		to comb (out) ②to thin (hair)
  • けずる
    		to comb
  • くしけずる
    		to comb
On'yomi
  • ソ

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

けずる 85.7%
すく 14.3%

Character Breakdown

comb (hair)
けず.る　す.く　ソ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
a cup with pendants, a pennant, wild
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ　セン　か (1st, N5)

Common Words

よう
羊
もう
毛
　
を
す
梳
　
く
to card wool
す
梳
　
く
to comb (out) ②to thin (hair)
す
梳
　
き
ばさみ
鋏
thinning scissors
す
梳
　
き
あぶら
油
(traditional) hair oil
す
梳
　
き
び
引
　
き
fish descaling technique
そ
梳
もう
毛
combed wool (yarn)
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References

Unicode hex code 68B3
JIS X 0208 1-59-64
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2282
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2704
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 964
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1209
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14886X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a7.10
Four corner code 4091.3