Japanese symbol for “fins”
櫛溝
くしみぞ
Romaji: kushimizo
fins (of a fountain pen feed); comb feed
In Japanese, fins is 櫛溝, read くしみぞ (kushimizo).
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Meanings
- n fins (of a fountain pen feed); comb feed
Written forms: 櫛溝、クシ溝. Readings: くしみぞ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 櫛目 | くしめ kushime | (sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery) |
| 櫛比 | しっぴ shippi | standing (close together) in a row; lining (e.g. a street) |
| 解き櫛 | ときぐし tokigushi | wide-toothed comb |
| 櫛風沐雨 | しっぷうもくう shippuumokuu | struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships |
| 櫛風浴雨 | しっぷうよくう shippuuyokuu | struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships |
| 有櫛動物 | ゆうしつどうぶつ yuushitsudoubutsu | ctenophore (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Ctenophora) |
| 海溝 | かいこう kaikou | oceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep |
| 側溝 | そっこう sokkou | gutter; ditch |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fins”.
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