楔 — kanji meaning “wedge”
楔
wedge, arrowhead
- Meanings
- wedge, arrowhead
- On'yomi
- ケツ (ketsu)、セツ (setsu)
- Kun'yomi
- くさび、ほうだて
- Strokes
- 13
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- xiē, xiè — Chinese character page
Words with 楔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 楔状 | けつじょう ketsujou | wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform |
| 楔形文字 | くさびがたもじ kusabigatamoji | cuneiform (writing) |
| 割り楔 | わりくさび warikusabi | split wedge |
| 楔状骨 | けつじょうこつ ketsujoukotsu | cuneiform (bones) |
| 楔子 | けっし kesshi | wedge; lynchpin; cotter |
| 間の楔 | あいのくさび ainokusabi | wedge (for securing objects together) |
| 氷楔 | ひょうせつ hyousetsu | ice wedge |
| 楔を刺す | くさびをさす kusabiosasu | to make sure (of); to drive in a wedge |
| 楔河豚 | くさびふぐ kusabifugu | slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis); oblong sunfish |
| 楔状文字 | けつじょうもじ ketsujoumoji | cuneiform (writing) |
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