15 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

scissors

Kun'yomi
  • scissors ②hole punch
  • to clip
  • つるぎ
On'yomi
  • キョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はさみ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

scissors
はさみ キョウ はさ.む (Kentei 1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
insert between
キョウ コウ はさ.む (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two people
ショウ ジュウ ジュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

pruning shears
florist's scissors
scissors for cutting paper
final cut severing a wrestler's top-knot in his retirement ceremony
everything comes in handy when used correctly
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References

Unicode hex code 92CF
JIS X 0208 1-78-87
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4858
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6272
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1731
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2173
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2773
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2795
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40450
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a7.4
Four corner code 8413.8