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杭

stake
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. stake
    基礎に杭を打ち込むのを忘れて、空中に楼閣を建てるとは、あなたも愚かな人だ。It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.tatoeba
    マンション用地は杭で囲まれている。The site of the condominium is enclosed with stakes.tatoeba
  2. post
  3. picketRtK
  1. pile
  2. stump

Synonyms

株

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

橋杭はしぐい
bridge pillar
棒杭ぼうぐい
stake
乱杭らんぐい
stakes planted on the ground or underwater at irregular angles and intervals (to obstruct the enemy)
櫓杭ろぐい
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
舫杭もやいぐい
mooring pole
艪杭ろぐい
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
支持杭しじぐい
bearing pile
切り杭きりくい
stump
乱杭歯らんぐいば
uneven teeth
舫い杭もやいぐい
mooring pole
焼け棒杭やけぼっくい
charred stake
焼け木杭やけぼっくい
charred stake
杭周面摩擦力くいしゅうめんまさつりょく
pile shaft friction
出る杭は打たれるでるくいはうたれる
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down

Additional Examples

出る杭が打たれる会社じゃ、大きな成長は望めないね。
A company that stifles innovation can't hope to grow very much.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 杭

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step