磋

15 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

polish

Kun'yomi
  • みがく
On'yomi
  • サ

Main Radical

石(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

polish
サ　みが.く (Kentei 1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
distinction, difference, variation
サ　さ.す (4th, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)

Common Words

せっ
切
さ
磋
たく
琢
ま
磨
diligent application (to work or study) ②mutual encouragement (to improve)
せっ
切
さ
磋
working hard ②polishing (stones)
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References

Unicode hex code 78CB
JIS X 0208 1-66-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3211
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4034
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24395
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5a10.5
Four corner code 1861.1