櫛

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

comb

Kun'yomi
  • くし
    		comb
  • くしけずる
On'yomi
  • シツ

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くし 98.7%
シツ 1.3%

Character Breakdown

comb
くし　シツ　くしけず.る (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
node, season, period
セツ　ふし　セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク　すなわ.ち　つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

くし
櫛
comb
と
解
　
き
ぐし
櫛
wide-toothed comb
くし
櫛
　
の
は
歯
　
が
か
欠
　
け
　
た
　
よ
　
う
missing important things here and there
くし
櫛
げ
笥
toiletries case
くし
櫛
め
目
(sign of) combing
くし
櫛
ばこ
箱
comb box
くし
櫛
　
の
は
歯
　
が
ぬ
抜
　
け
　
た
　
よ
　
う
missing important things here and there
うま
馬
ぐし
櫛
curry-comb
くし
櫛
いた
板
pecten ②comb plate (of an escalator, etc.)
くし
櫛
ば
歯
comb teeth
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References

Unicode hex code 6ADB
JIS X 0208 1-22-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2398
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2884
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1413
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1019
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2476
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2542
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2797
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15817X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a15.5
Four corner code 4892.7