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鞘

sheath
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingショウ、ソウ
Kun readingさや
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sheath
    すべて元の鞘におさまった。Everything went back in place.tatoeba
    凝った彫刻のしてある鞘に収まった長剣。A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.tatoeba
  2. case
  3. margin
  4. difference
  5. shells (of beans)
  6. saddle strapsRtK
  1. scabbard
  2. cap (on a brush, pen, etc.)
  3. sleeve

Radicals and components

Radical革leather
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

逆鞘ぎゃくざや
(discount rate) negative spread
元鞘もとサヤ
getting back together
朱鞘しゅざや
red-lacquered sword sheath
鞘取さやとり
arbitrage
値鞘ねざや
margin
腱鞘けんしょう
sheath of tendon
金利鞘きんりしょう
interest margin
鞘取りさやとり
arbitrage
鞘当てさやあて
rivalry in love
鞘翅類しょうしるい
coleopterans
腱鞘炎けんしょうえん
tenosynovitis

Additional Examples

腱鞘炎ではないかと思うのです。
I think I have tendonitis.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鞘

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