杵
Wooden Pestle
Top 2,000-2,500 · #23558 strokes
Meanings
Wooden Pestle
On'yomi
しょ、 そ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
きね
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
杵 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
杵 (Wooden Pestle) is not taught on WaniKani. It ranks #2355 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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