Kanji

螯

Meaning

claws

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • はさみ pincers (of a crab, scorpion, etc.)

On'yomi

  • ごう

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/17

Related Entries

螯 はさみ
pincers (of a crab, scorpion, ...

Component Analysis

螯
claws
はさみ, ゴウ
敖
play, be proud
あそ.ぶ, おご.る, ゴウ
放
set free, release, fire...
はな.す, -っぱな.し, ホウ
方
direction, person, alternative
かた, -かた, ホウ
亠
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ
攵
( 攴 ) strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク
𠂉
乂
mow, cut grass, subdue
おさ.める, か.る, ガイ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
土
soil, earth, ground...
つち, ド, ト
虫
insect, bug, temper
むし, チュウ, キ
中
in, inside, middle...
なか, うち, チュウ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
丨
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン

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