舳 — kanji meaning “bow”
舳
bow, prow
- Meanings
- bow, prow
- On'yomi
- ジク (jiku)、チク (chiku)、チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi
- へ、へさき
- Strokes
- 11
- Classical radical
- 137
- Chinese reading
- zhú — Chinese character page
Words with 舳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舳先 | へさき hesaki | bow (of a ship); prow |
| 舳艫千里 | じくろせんり jikurosenri | a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation |
| 舳艫 | じくろ jikuro | bow and stern |
| 艫舳 | ともへ tomohe | stern and bow |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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