Kanji
矩
kanji character
ruler
carpenter's square
矩 kanji-矩 ruler, carpenter's square
矩
Meaning
ruler and carpenter's square
Readings
Kun'yomi
- かね じゃく carpenter's square (for checking angles)
- かね ざし carpenter's square
- かねざし
- さしがね
On'yomi
- く けい rectangle
- く しょう quadrature
- く そく standard
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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矩 carpenter's square, upside-down and mirrored L-shape (used in traditional shop logos combined with another character), perpendicularity... -
矩 形 rectangle -
矩 尺 carpenter's square (for checking angles), common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm) -
矩 象 quadrature -
矩 則 standard, rule -
矩 差 carpenter's square -
指 矩 carpenter's square, instigation, suggestion... -
規 矩 standard, criterion, rule... -
矩 差 しcarpenter's square -
矩 形 波 square wave, rectangular wave -
規 矩 準 縄 rules and standards, norms, criteria -
心 の欲 する所 に従 えども矩 を踰 えずfollowing the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right