砥 — kanji meaning “whetstone”
砥
whetstone, grindstone
- Meanings
- whetstone, grindstone
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)、テイ (tei)、キイ (kii)、チ (chi)
- Kun'yomi
- と、といし、と.ぐ、みが.く
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 112
- Chinese reading
- dǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 砥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青砥 | あおと aoto | medium-grade millstone |
| 砥石 | といし toishi | whetstone; grindstone |
| 中砥 | なかと nakato | medium-grade millstone |
| 革砥 | かわと kawato | leather strop |
| 丸砥石 | まるといし marutoishi | grindstone |
| 合わせ砥 | あわせど awasedo | double whetstone |
| 剃刀砥 | かみそりど kamisorido | razor strop; hone |
| 油砥石 | あぶらといし aburatoishi | oilstone |
| 粗砥 | あらと arato | rough grindstone |
| 砥糞 | とくそ tokuso | sludge from sharpening a sword, etc. on a grindstone |
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