Kanji

笄

Meaning

hairpin crossbar of anchor and metal rod on sheath

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • こうがい hairpin
  • こうがい わげ type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
  • こうがい ぐる type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)

On'yomi

  • けい

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

笄 こうがい
hairpin

Component Analysis

笄
hairpin, crossbar of anchor, metal rod on sheath
こうがい, ケイ
竹
bamboo
たけ, チク
开
( 幵 ) open, initiate, begin...
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
廾
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
にじゅう, キョウ, ク
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ

Common Words

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