EntryJLPT N2
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to insert; to put in

    see 差す

    彼はボタンの穴に花を挿した。
    He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
  2. to plant (a cutting); to strike

    see 挿し木

  3. to arrange (flowers)

    see 挿し花

  4. to wear (a sword) in one's belt

    see 差す

  5. to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten

    see 鎖す

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Characters in this word

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insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)

Kun
さ.すはさ.む
On
ソウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1908 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 47

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Dictionary and index codes (28)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.2The Kanji Dictionary
5205.6Four corner code
1355deroo
633fUnicode hex code
1-33-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1916Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2167New Nelson (John Haig)
431New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
517Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
317Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
390Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1116Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1197Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1744A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
12119Morohashi
1517A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1651Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1765Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1358Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1340Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1478Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
894Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1125Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cha1Pinyin reading
sabKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level