笄

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

hairpin, crossbar of anchor, metal rod on sheath

Kun'yomi
  • こうがい
    		hairpin
On'yomi
  • ケイ

Main Radical

竹(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

hairpin, crossbar of anchor, metal rod on sheath
ケイ　こうがい (Kentei 1)
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)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

こうがい
笄
hairpin
こうがい
笄
わげ
髷
type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
こうがい
笄
　
ぐ
　
る
type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
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References

Unicode hex code 7B04
JIS X 0208 1-68-2
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3373
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4255
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25862
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f6.5
Four corner code 8844.1