10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
ruler, carpenter's square
Kun'yomi
か ね carpenter's square ②upside-down and mirrored L-shape (used in traditional shop logos combined with another character) ③perpendicularity ④model かねざし さしがね
On'yomi
ク quadrature
Nanori
の り rule ②model ③teachings of Buddha ④transverse measurement つね ただし
Character Breakdown
Common Words
following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right
References
| Unicode hex code | 77E9 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-22-75 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 3171 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3980 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1148 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1475 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 783 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1062 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 2585 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 2631 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1108 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 23947X |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 2175 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2t7.1 |
| Four corner code | 8141.7 |