Entry
  1. Noun

    large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal)

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. latch; lock

    Usually written using kana alone

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Characters in this word

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clamp, (kokuji)

Kun
かすがい
Strokes
18
Radical
gold

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Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-8-10SKIP code
8a9.11The Kanji Dictionary
8813.3Four corner code
93b9Unicode hex code
1-79-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4886Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6309New Nelson (John Haig)
40766Morohashi
rong2Pinyin reading
songKorean reading