Kanji

砧

Meaning

fulling block

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • きぬた fulling block
  • きぬた こつ incus (bone of the ear)

On'yomi

  • ちん せい sound of fulling blocks pounding cloth
  • てっ ちん anvil

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

砧 きぬた
fulling block, wooden or stone...

Component Analysis

砧
fulling block
きぬた, チン
石
stone
いし, セキ, シャク
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
占
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting...
し.める, うらな.う, セン
⺊
囗
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ, コク

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