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穿

put on (to the feet)
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingうが.つ、は.く
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. put on (to the feet)
    点滴石を穿つ。Constant dripping wears away a stone.tatoeba
    着物の上から穿き、紐で結ぶ。Hakama is put over kimono (Japanese traditional clothes) and tied with the strips.wiki
  2. dig
  3. pierce
  4. drillRtK
    台には3つの穴を穿つ。Three holes are drilled in the base board.wiki

Radicals and components

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Components
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Compound words

下穿したばき
undershorts
穿くはく
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear)
穿刺せんし
paracentesis
穿通せんつう
penetration
穿鑿せんさく
probing (into)
下穿きしたばき
undershorts
穿山甲せんざんこう
pangolin
穿違えるはきちがえる
to put on (another's shoes by mistake)
磨穿鉄硯ませんてっけん
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies
穿き違えるはきちがえる
to put on (another's shoes by mistake)
穿ちすぎたうがちすぎた
farfetched
穿ち過ぎたうがちすぎた
farfetched
涓滴岩を穿つけんてきいわをうがつ
slow but steady wins the race

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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