8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

stake, post, picket

Kun'yomi
  • stake ②stump
On'yomi
  • コウ
Nanori
  • わたる

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くい 100.0%

Character Breakdown

stake, post, picket
くい コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
high spirits
コウ たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

stake ②stump
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down ②tall trees catch much wind
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
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References

Unicode hex code 676D
JIS X 0208 1-25-26
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2203
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2583
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1068
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 763
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2484
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2547
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14494
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a4.17
Four corner code 4091.7
De Roo Code 1857