銜 — kanji meaning “horse's bit”
銜
horse's bit
- Meanings
- horse's bit
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- くつわ、くわ.える
- Strokes
- 14
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- xián — Chinese character page
Words with 銜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銜え箸 | くわえばし kuwaebashi | holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth (a breach of etiquette) |
| 馬銜 | はみ hami | bit (mouthpiece) |
| 横銜え | よこぐわえ yokoguwae | holding horizontally in one's mouth; holding on the side of one's mouth |
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