螭首 (ちしゅ) — carved head of a mizuchi | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

carved head of a mizuchi

Component Analysis

carved head of a mizuchi

螭

dragon whose horns have not grown, cruel

虫

insect, bug, temper

むし, チュウ, キ

中

in, inside, middle...

なか, うち, チュウ

口

くち, コウ, ク

丨

number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)

すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン

离

rare beast, strange, elegant

㐫

亠

kettle lid radical (no. 8)

凶

villain, evil, bad luck...

凵

open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)

㐅

禸

rump, footprint radical (no. 114)

あしあと, ジュウ, ニュ

冂

upside-down box radical (no. 13)

キョウ, ケイ

首

neck, counter for songs and poems

自

みずか.ら, おの.ずから, ジ

目

eye, class, look...

め, -め, モク

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