Japanese symbol for “forked”
叉状
さじょう
Romaji: sajou
forked; branched; dichotomous; furcate
In Japanese, forked is 叉状, read さじょう (sajou).
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Meanings
- adj-no forked; branched; dichotomous; furcate (bot, biol)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜叉 | やしゃ yasha | yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors) |
| 音叉 | おんさ onsa | tuning fork |
| 三叉路 | さんさろ sansaro | three-way junction; three-way intersection |
| 金剛夜叉 | こんごうやしゃ kongouyasha | Vajrayaksa |
| 叉手網 | さであみ sadeami | dip net; scoop net |
| 叉銃 | さじゅう sajuu | stacked arms |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 状況 | じょうきょう joukyou | state of affairs; situation; conditions |
See also: Chinese symbol for “forked”.
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